How can university administrators share their database/directory?
Administrators are able to share information over an encrypted channel using Shibboleth or Microsoft CardSpace technologies. Using Shibboleth, students will be able to assert their identities by logging in to their Universities with their existing log in credentials. If the log in is successful a binary True/False value will be returned back to the Microsoft site via HTTPS/SSL encryption. No sensitive student information (including passwords) is shared with the DreamSpark site using Shibboleth. CardSpace is similar, in that a card is sent to the student and is used as the means of verification, without sharing any personal student information. Both of these devices, Shibboleth and CardSpace, help enable verification without sharing sensitive student data.
