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| Option 1 - Shibboleth Attribute Assertion | Option 2 - Back Channel Data Feed |
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Description | Campus IDP aggregates local MCCA eligibility data and transforms it into eduPersonEntitlement values. | Campus prepares back channel data feed, either via IDM office or Software Licensing office and delivers to eAcademy. eAcademy resolves individual's eligibility using supplied feed and user identifier (most likely ePPN) coming through Shibboleth. |
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- Back channel feed may be easier to implement for the IDP, especially if the Software License office already tracks individual eligibility in a central database. |
Con
- Depending on the IDP's readiness to assert entitlement values, this can trigger substantial work on the IDP side.
- The technique is another one off data feed. It doesn't scale well longer term.
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