What is CAS?
Central Authentication Service. It is a java application that runs on a dedicated server, netid.tamu.edu or netid-dev.tamu.edu for development. It maintains state and authentication data on clients. It was initially developed at Yale University and modified to work with the NetID and LDAP deployment at Texas A&M University. Client software on other Web services connect to the netid.tamu.edu server to authenticate and process user login requests. Cookies must be set on the client browser for the service to work properly.
CAS stands for Creativity-Action-Service. In order to successfully complete the IB Diploma Program, each student must have documented 150 hours of after-school activities (during junior & senior year) that are evenly split among creative, action, and service oriented endeavors. Every student has a CAS Advisor, and reflects on learnings from the endeavors. (During pre-IB (grades 9 & 10) 50 hours must also be completed.