Authentication via DFN-AAI
Secure access to online services through the Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP)
The University of Bonn takes part in the authentication and authorization infrastructure of the DFN (DFN-AAI)
Concept
- are members of the University of Bonn
- belong to the authorized user groups
- have a specific authorization for the services
- can use the Uni-ID and the corresponding password for access
All users at the University of Bonn are assigned to the roles students, staff and guests. Depending on the conditions of the service provider, only certain user groups will be granted access.
Access to external services
- The address verification entails disadvantages on both sides. The service provider has no possibility to assign different license conditions to different user groups; the access for the end users is problematic when they are located outside of the home institution.
- The verification of access data requires that the provider receives, processes and saves this data. When the provider creates their own access data, this leads to a large quantity of access data that is difficult to manage and control. In these cases, the users themselves register with the providers and enter their personal data in an online form. When, on the other hand, the provider inserts the access data from the home institution and forwards the received data to them for verification, the provider has access to sensitive data.
You can find the first online services that you can use via the Shibboleth IdP here:
Service | Availability | Roles |
---|---|---|
Aachen GigaMove | everywhere | - everyone |
Wiley Online Library | everywhere | - Student - Staff member |
Web Conferences with Adobe Connect (DFNVC) | everywhere | - Staff member |
Web Of Knowledge |
outside of BONNET with Shibboleth inside of BONNET without login
| - Student |
Vifarom - Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Romanischer Kulturkreis | everywhere | - Student - Staff member |
SpringerLink | outside of BONNET with Shibboleth | - Student - Staff member |
ScienceDirect | everywhere | - Student - Staff member |
JSTOR | outside of BONNET with Shibboleth inside of BONNET without login | - Student - Staff member |
De Gruyter Online | outside of BONNET with Shibboleth inside of BONNET without login | - Student - Staff member |
ProQuest und Chadwyck-Healey (a selection, see List of Individual Databases/Journals) | outside of BONNET with Shibboleth inside of BONNET without login | - Student - Staff member |
TextGrid Virtual research environment for the humanities | everywhere | - everyone |
List of Individual Databases/Journals |
Access to internal services
Queries concerning Shibboleth
- for technical issues contact the HRZ under [Email protection active, please enable JavaScript.]
- for questions regarding specific service providers and licenses contact the ULB under [Email protection active, please enable JavaScript.]