2. OOD Authentication

After installing Open OnDemand you must:

• Configure OOD to work with an apache module which will connect to your center's authentication solution to generate the correct Apache configuration.

• Setup user mapping to map the remote authenticated user to the corresponding local system user.

• Configure logout.

Each of these steps is covered in detail below.

Open OnDemand supports most authentication modules that work with Apache HTTP Server version 2.4.

Tip

Dex is a very good starting option if you can connect to LDAP or Active Directory and not an institutional Single Sign-On service.

Warning

No Open OnDemand functionality is available without an Apache module and user mapping configured. When no authentication is supplied Apache will only serve a static page that directs you to this page.

Setup Authentication Module, User Map, and Logout

• Apache Modules and the OOD Portal Generator
  • Configure Authentication Module
  • Add to OnDemand Portal
  • Sanitize Session Information
• Setup User Mapping
  • Remote User
  • Regular Expression User Mapping
  • Dex Automatic Configuration
  • User Map Command for Advanced Mappings
  • File User Mapping
    • Examples for the MapFile script
  • Debugging User Mapping
• Configure Logout