SSO – IT Connect

SMU Moves to Entra ID for Accessing Services

OIT implemented a Single Sign-On (SSO) service in 2012 using the Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP). Since then, SSO has made accessing SMU services more efficient by reducing the need to log in separately to every online SMU service. Since that introduction, many significant improvements to user authentication technologies have been made. OIT plans to stay ahead of these advancements and introduce new features as they become available.

As part of this commitment, SMU will soon transition to Microsoft Entra ID as our primary SSO service. This change will allow us to Continue reading SMU Moves to Entra ID for Accessing Services

The Future of Web Editing on Campus Arrives Next Week

After months of work and testing, the OIT Web Team will be upgrading our instance of Sitecore, SMU’s Content Management System for the web, to version 10. This upgrade will lay the foundation for new features and possibilities in the tool for the next several years. Continue reading The Future of Web Editing on Campus Arrives Next Week

New Looks Coming to Single Sign-On & Duo Pages

While we recently had updates to the Duo two-factor authentication mobile app, there are a couple of additional, minor changes that will be taking place in the coming weeks. Duo prompts as well as SMU’s Single Sign-On (SSO) web pages will be getting a style refresh!

Keep in mind that these changes will not affect any functionality, as these changes are cosmetic only. Here’s what you can expect: Continue reading New Looks Coming to Single Sign-On & Duo Pages

Single Sign-On is Here

Tonight, we enabled Single Sign-On (SSO) for my.SMU and employee.SMU. This allows you to move freely within the same browser session between my.SMU and services such as Concur, lynda.com, or Canvas. We have created a video to help demonstrate using Single Sign-On with our web services. Continue reading Single Sign-On is Here

New Logins for My.SMU and Employee.SMU

Very soon, OIT will be adding my.SMU and Employee.SMU to our list of sites using the secure Shibboleth login. For those not familiar with Shibboleth, it is a software solution that provides Single Sign-On (SSO) service, allowing you to gain access to web resources both inside and outside SMU after logging in just one time. Shibboleth also allows websites, such as Concur and Lynda, to grant access to their online resources. This is all done securely and in a way that preserves your privacy. We have used Shibboleth to authenticate to external sites for some time, but my.SMU and Employee.SMU are two of the most widely used SMU sites to begin using the Single Sign-On service.

The Shibboleth Login

When you log in to my.SMU, you will see the new my.SMU portal. Upon clicking the Login button, you’re directed to the Shibboleth login page. You use your SMU ID and password to log you in. You will be able to move freely between the services without having to log in every time, as long as you are in the same browser.

Once you log out, you will need to exit (Alt+F4 for Windows) or quit (⌘+Q for Mac) out of the browser – not just close the tab or window – to end your session.

Don’t Bookmark It

Please, do not bookmark the Shibboleth login page. The Shibboleth login page ONLY works if you are sent to it by a web service or application. It requires information from the originating web service to know where to go after you log in. You should bookmark the site you are trying to access (smu.edu/lynda for example) rather than the Shibboleth Login Page.

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For more information about Shibboleth, please see the Shibboleth service page at www.smu.edu/OIT/Services/Shibboleth.

The Shibboleth Login

Don’t Bookmark It

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Update 10/04/2015: Page updated to reflect change in rollout date.