Raven-enabled services

This section of the Wiki lists University services that are making use of Raven. As well as providing an advertisment for each service, this list (though it will never be complete) may prove useful in demonstrating the take-up of Raven and in ensuring that it continues to receive the support and resources that it needs.

Please extend this list.

Central Services

Central Administration

Various web sites, including http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/, http://www.camsis.cam.ac.uk/, allows access to 'university only' material to anyone who can authenticate via Raven.

The University Student Information System, CamSIS, uses Raven for all user authentication.

Computing Service

Various web sites, including the University main web site, allows access to 'University only' material to anyone who can authenticate via Raven.

The web interface to the lookup Directory requires Raven authentication.

The University Computing Service's administrative database, Jackdaw, manages @cam e-mail addresses and IP addresses and uses Raven to identify its users.

Access to results from the Friendly probing system are available via Raven authentication.

The wireless networking service, Lapwing uses RAven for user authentication.

Acces to the index which lists both publicly available documents, and documents restricted to University of Cambridge maintained by the University-wide search engine is possible from outside the University network for Raven-authenticated users.

The Raven and Techlinks Wikis use Raven to identify users.

Problems using any of these services should be refered to the Computing Service Help Desk.

University Library

Access to some electronic journals from outside the University network is available to people who can authenticate via Raven.

The Union Catalogue Project support site, Libraries@Cambridge, uses Raven to identify its users.

Student Run Computing Facility

The SRCF provides the mod_ucam_webauth module to allow users and societies to use Raven easily.

Departments

Computing Service

Uses Raven internally to control access to a Wiki (Mediawiki), a request ticketing system (RT), some other 'Intranet' resources.

Cavendish Laboratory

Uses Raven internally to control access to the register of IP addresses. Research groups which are part of the Cavendish use Raven to provide authentication services for room booking systems MRBS and to track resource usage.

Raven authentication used for online booking form (php), and access to many web pages (e.g. computing information) that were previously limited by DNS name/IP address.

Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies

Users of Camtools, Coursework, and wiki are authenticated via Raven.

CamTools is an implimentation of the Sakai VLE.

Department of Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics

[ Still testing parts so more will be added later ]

Access control to various web based resources (e.g. damtp-only pages, also in use for our (test) (RT) server. We have a setup to allow Raven authenticated access to our laptop network Lapnet.

Department of Chemistry

Many web pages are now authenticated with Raven and sometimes with host-based authentication as well, such as: the Dept. telephone book, internal computing information (particularly security), network connection application form and [MRBS] installs

Distribution of Mathematica software under the unlimited licence deal.

Computer Officers wiki for shared documentation and project development notes.

More wikis, particularly as media wiki 1.9.4 has a nice extension for easy Raven authent

--mr349 16:13, 9 June 2008 (BST)

Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics

Various pages which were previously cam.ac.uk only also allow acess via Raven. These are typically lecture notes and so far the assumption Raven == University of Cambridge is good enough.

Department of Geography

Editing of websites using PureContentEditor
External access to Intranet website
Wiki access
Online Computing Helpdesk and GIS helpdesk
Online printing credits request administration
Online voting for Undergraduate rep elections
Online central contacts database authentication
Online Undergraduate teaching/course assessments
Annual Undergraduate course selection system
Online GIS practical (submitted work)
Printer status monitoring administration
Data editing for various databases (Quaternary museum, pollen database)

Colleges

The Cambridge Colleges' Online Reporting System for Supervisions (CamCORS) uses Raven for all user authentication.

Kings

Kings have a copy of WebNAG running.

Magdalene

A Raven-authenticated formal hall booking system.

Clare

Jesus

The JCSU (Jesus College Student Union) webserver runs mod_ucam_webauth to protect several resources, including:

It also uses a customised version of the PHP library to allow college members to log in to the main JCSU website.

Trinity Hall

Trinity Hall Computer Society

A formal hall booking system (Halbook)
The student-run web server provides the mod_ucam_webauth module for users to easily protect their sites with Raven

Trinity Hall Computer Support Group

A "captive portal" network signup system allowing first-time users of the college network to apply for an IP address
A network control panel allowing users of the college network to:
- alter filtering rules on the centrally-managed firewall
- view their network bandwidth usage
- view print jobs from their computer and the corresponding charges
- request additional IP addresses or a VPN account for access to the wireless network
- edit our records of their computer details (e.g. MAC address for DHCP)
- request a CAcert SSL certificate
- issue a Wake-on-LAN packet to one of their computers
Several internal resources (including RT, Nagios and custom-written network management software)

Trinity Hall MCR

A system to upload photos to the MCR website photo gallery

Sidney Sussex

Sidney Sussex College MCR

Controlling access for website modifications, booking system management etc. (Committee only)
Graduate formal and other event sign-up
Photo submission
Account management for computer access

Girton College

Allowing access to Local part of the main website, previously done by IP only
Computer Office Wiki (MediaWiki)
Various protected sections or whole websites, non-integrated

Trinity College

Main Website secure areas (previously done by IP and custom password system)
Works Request system
Catering function booking system
JRF Committee system
Website Content Management System

Downing College

The Downing JCR website uses Raven for many purposes

Access to secured areas of the site e.g. Rooms Database or private thread posts
Members of college identified through the system - used to identify people in the forums
Formal Booking system
Used to identify those users with admin rights
JCR committee members have own area of site

Queens' College

Used on the QJCR website for:

Authenticating on the main website using the Drupal module (modified for own purposes) - this ties in with our table of faces (student database) to verify if someone is an undergraduate, and LDAP to retrieve their full name as their username if it is not available locally. (If you want the code, just contact the computer officer from the qjcr website)
Logging into the rooms database in order to enter information and for balloting purposes
Logging into the treasurer's society budget website

Central student-run organisations

Cambridge University Students' Union

Societies Directory
Authentication for online voting system - https://vote.cusu.cam.ac.uk/
Authentication of phpBB forum accounts
Target Visits volunteer sign-up facility
Editing system
Per-user restriction of various areas of website
Pre-filling of contact forms (with use of lookup)

Graduate Union

Running a copy of WebNAG
Controlling access to user-editable pages and online calendar
Authentication of phpBB forum accounts
Authentication for online voting system

Varsity

Using raven for internal website authentication.

Running a copy of WebNAG

Contact Chris (cjw72) or Michael (mjd65) for any problems

University Societies (official/unofficial)

Cambridge University Hare & Hounds

Raven authentication is used from time to time when registering runners for college league races. The CRSid is logged along with the user's name, college and e-mail address (which they supply via a web form). To sign up individuals must log in with Raven. To view a list of registered runners, the user must be on the CUDN, or, if outside, use Raven authentication.

Cambridge University Jewish Society

Raven authentication is used for our kosher food booking service. We hold weekly meals over the Sabbath (Friday night to Saturday night) and Raven is used to identify Cambridge University members and link them to their pre-paid account. This allows them services such as topping up their account with credit as well as booking meals.