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 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.
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
- A raven authenticated wiki for the mcr
- A raven authenticated formal hall, punt and other event booking system
Jesus
The JCSU (Jesus College Student Union) webserver runs mod_ucam_webauth to protect several resources, including:
- Rooms Database moderation and administration area (documentation)
- GradSoc event sign-up system (documentation)
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
Everything else
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
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.
