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Integration of an Open Source Identity Management System in Educational Platforms

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Making research advances available to the community in the shape of open source software has the potential to introduce cutting-edge innovations from early on, foster collaborative development, and revolutionize industrial applications. However, including open source software resulting from a research project as part of a production system poses some risks and must be evaluated in detail, considering all pros and cons. This is especially delicate when that piece of software is in charge of authentication and authorization. This article reports on an experience of integrating open source identity and access management (IAM) software that is the result of multiple research projects, the FIWARE Keyrock IAM, into three educational web-based platforms: two learning object repositories and a course management platform. We intend to draw the lessons learned from this experience so they can guide software practitioners when deciding if they should integrate open source software developed in research projects.

Source: Journal of Web Engineering

DOI: 10.13052/jwe1540-9589.2345

Authors: Enrique Barra, Alejandro Pozo, Sonsoles López-Pernas, Alvaro Alonso, Aldo Gordillo

Institutions: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, University of Eastern Finland

Language: English

Topic: Access Control and Trust

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4401474489

FWCI: 0.744

Cites: 14

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10