[Fim4l] LexisNexis Advance

Jiri Pavlik jiri.pavlik at techlib.cz
Mon Mar 15 17:20:14 CET 2021


Hi,

I prefer Elsevier's approach, personalization based on
pairwise-id/eduPersonTargetedID.
Another sign in for personalisation on top of institutional sign in is
adding complexity,
it leads to worse user experience IMHO.

Cheers
                    Jiri



On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 5:01 PM Bernd Oberknapp <bo at ub.uni-freiburg.de>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I agree. The SP should not enforce the release of
> pairwise-id/eduPersonTargetedID, and if the IdP allows to release
> pairwise-id/eduPersonTargetedID the user should have the choice, so that
> the attribute is only released if the user wants to use the
> personalization based on that attribute. Additionally, when no
> pairwise-id/eduPersonTargetedID is passed to the SP, the SP still should
> offer personalization based on a registered account (as most publishers
> do, Elsevier as far as I know is one of very few publishers that don't
> allow this when an institutional login is used.).
>
> Best regards,
> Bernd
>
>
> On 15.03.21 16:46, Jiri Pavlik wrote:
>  > Hi,
>  >
>  > IMHO there are users who wish to have anonymous access and there are
>  > also users
>  > who wish to have a profile, use personalisation. So a solution there
>  > could be let users
>  > decide about releasing pairwise-id (eduPersonTargetedID) using CAR.
>  >
>  > Best
>  >                   Jiri
>  >
>  > On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 4:18 PM Jos Westerbeke <jos.westerbeke at eur.nl
>  > <mailto:jos.westerbeke at eur.nl>> wrote:
>  >
>  >     Hi Jiri, Bernd et al,
>  >
>  >     thank you for this discussion. This is very meaningful for
>  >     downplaying the FIM4L recommendations 4.A and 4.B to a more simple
>  >     level.
>  >
>  >     We now have two recommendations which you have to (unfortunately)
>  >     choose:
>  >
>  >     4.A. Transitory Access - eduPersonTargetedID as optional would be
>  >     fine for this.
>  >     4.B. Personalized Access - eduPersonTargetedID required.
>  >     - And for 4.B the recommendation is to let it be for the SP side to
>  >     offer a profile, voluntarily to configure by users. So that in any
>  >     way IdP's do not have to release PII.
>  >     (https://www.fim4l.org/?page_id=257)
>  >
>  >     What would we actually recommend for librarians? Wouldn't it be nice
>  >     to have just one option? I think it is too difficult for librarians
>  >     to choose here.
>  >
>  >     Reading the discussion, we can say that we cannot recommend going
>  >     just for 4.B. And if librarians consider switching form IP to SAML
>  >     they are very suspicious about privacy.
>  >
>  >     Can we recommend for both IdP's and SP's to go for 4.A?
>  >
>  >     What about recommending 4.A and have the option for 4.B when there
>  >     is an agreement between IdP and SP about creating profiles, anchored
>  >     in a contract?
>  >
>  >     Should we recommend a contract clausula alongside 4.B?
>  >
>  >     As far as I understand, I'm aware of what Meshna says: If you opt
>  >     for 4.A then it is simply not possible to have a profile, which is
>  >     very annoying if not impossible for our patrons.
>  >
>  >     Best,
>  >     Jos
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
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>  >     *From:* FIM4L <fim4l-bounces at lists.daasi.de
>  >     <mailto:fim4l-bounces at lists.daasi.de>> on behalf of Jiri Pavlik
>  >     <jiri.pavlik at techlib.cz <mailto:jiri.pavlik at techlib.cz>>
>  >     *Sent:* 15 March 2021 14:58
>  >     *To:* Koren, Meshna (ELS-AMS) <M.Koren at elsevier.com
>  >     <mailto:M.Koren at elsevier.com>>
>  >     *Cc:* fim4l at lists.daasi.de <mailto:fim4l at lists.daasi.de>
>  >     <fim4l at lists.daasi.de <mailto:fim4l at lists.daasi.de>>
>  >     *Subject:* Re: [Fim4l] LexisNexis Advance
>  >     Hi Meshna,
>  >
>  >     thanks a lot for the comments.
>  >
>  >     At Elsevier SP metadata [1] I can see:
>  >       eduPersonEntitlement (required)
>  >       eduPersonTargetedID (optional)
>  >     in DFN-AAI, IDEM or Australian Access Federation.
>  >
>  >     At the SP metadata in eduGAIN / UK Federation there are no requested
>  >     attributes.
>  >     At the SP metadata in eduID.at, SWITCHaai, InCommon, RENATER I
> can see:
>  >         eduPersonEntitlement (required)
>  >         eduPersonTargetedID (required)
>  >
>  >     It illustrates different approaches around the world how to express
>  >     optional ePTID release
>  >     in SP metadata and a challenge for one appropriate SP metadata in
>  >     eduGAIN serving globally.
>  >     To me
>  >          eduPersonEntitlement (required)
>  >          eduPersonTargetedID (optional)
>  >     seems as the most appropriate.
>  >
>  >     Cheers
>  >                        Jiri
>  >
>  >
>  >     1.
>  >
>
> https://met.refeds.org/met/entity/https%253A%252F%252Fsdauth.sciencedirect.com%252F/
>  >
> <
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>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >     On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 12:01 PM Koren, Meshna (ELS-AMS)
>  >     <M.Koren at elsevier.com <mailto:M.Koren at elsevier.com>> wrote:
>  >
>  >         Please allow me to add something to this discussion. ____
>  >
>  >         __ __
>  >
>  >         "The university students and staff are free to use
>  >         personalisation at Lexis Nexis,
>  >         Elsevier, EBSCO, ProQuest services if they want to so
>  >            eduPersonScopedAffiliation (required)
>  >            eduPersonEntitlement  (required)
>  >            eduPersonTargetedID (optional)..."
>  >
>  >         ____
>  >
>  >         The students and staff can only use personalization when the IdP
>  >         releases ePTID (or pairwiseID), otherwise they can't. I am not
>  >         sure that this is clear from the metadata nor that the labels we
>  >         use to describe the required attributes are very clear on what
>  >         'optional' means.____
>  >
>  >         __ __
>  >
>  >         For example, when a student accesses ScienceDirect they can read
>  >         subscribed articles whether or not ePTID has been released for
>  >         them, but if they want to 'create account' because they would
>  >         like to save searches, alerts or their search history, they can
>  >         only do that if the IdP has released a persistent identifier for
>  >         them. Otherwise they can't, because there's nothing in their
>  >         SAML assertions that allows us to recognize the returning
>  >         individual. So we are working towards requiring a persistent ID.
>  >         The personalization remains optional for the user.____
>  >
>  >         __ __
>  >
>  >         That may not be the same for other SPs, but it is valid for
>  >         Elsevier. ____
>  >
>  >         __ __
>  >
>  >         Kind regards,____
>  >
>  >         Meshna____
>  >
>  >         __ __
>  >
>  >         __ __
>  >
>  >         *__ __*
>  >
>  >         *Meshna Koren**____*
>  >
>  >
>  >         /Product Manager II____/
>  >
>  >         */Product Management - Identity and Access/**/- /**/Research
>  >         Products/**/____/*
>  >
>  >         */__ __/*
>  >
>  >         */Elsevier BV/*/____/
>  >
>  >         /Radarweg 29, Amsterdam 1043 NX, The Netherlands____/
>  >
>  >         /m.koren at elsevier.com <mailto:m.koren at elsevier.com>____/
>  >
>  >         /__ __/
>  >
>  >         /Federated Access - SAML, Shibboleth, Corporate SSO, OpenAthens,
>  >         Institutional Login____/
>  >
>  >         /__ __/
>  >
>  >         /Elsevier Access Support Center:
>  >
>
> https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/list/c/10543/supporthub/elsevieraccess/
>  >
> <
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> >____/
>  >
>  >         /for your questions about which access methods does Elsevier
>  >         support, how to set them up, how do they work for users...____/
>  >
>  >         /__ __/
>  >
>  >         __ __
>  >
>  >         __ __
>  >
>  >         __ __
>  >
>  >         __ __
>  >
>  >         __ __
>  >
>  >         *From:* FIM4L <fim4l-bounces at lists.daasi.de
>  >         <mailto:fim4l-bounces at lists.daasi.de>> *On Behalf Of *Jiri
> Pavlik
>  >         *Sent:* Sunday, March 14, 2021 15:28
>  >         *To:* Bernd Oberknapp <bo at ub.uni-freiburg.de
>  >         <mailto:bo at ub.uni-freiburg.de>>
>  >         *Cc:* fim4l at lists.daasi.de <mailto:fim4l at lists.daasi.de>
>  >         *Subject:* Re: [Fim4l] LexisNexis Advance____
>  >
>  >         __ __
>  >
>  >         **** External email: use caution ****____
>  >
>  >         ____
>  >
>  >         Hi Bernd,
>  >
>  >         I see,
>  >            eduPersonScopedAffiliation (required)
>  >            eduPersonEntitlement  (required)
>  >         is working for Freiburg University and
>  >            eduPersonScopedAffiliation (required)
>  >            eduPersonEntitlement  (required)
>  >            eduPersonTargetedID (required)
>  >         is not.
>  >
>  >         The university students and staff are free to use
>  >         personalisation at Lexis Nexis,
>  >         Elsevier, EBSCO, ProQuest services if they want to so
>  >            eduPersonScopedAffiliation (required)
>  >            eduPersonEntitlement  (required)
>  >            eduPersonTargetedID (optional)
>  >         is working for the University as well.
>  >
>  >         Is it correct?
>  >
>  >         All the best
>  >
>  >                    Jiri____
>  >
>  >         __ __
>  >
>  >             ____
>  >
>  >                 On Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 2:40 PM Bernd Oberknapp
>  >                 <bo at ub.uni-freiburg.de <mailto:bo at ub.uni-freiburg.de>>
>  >                 wrote:____
>  >
>  >                     Hi Jiri,
>  >
>  >                     On 13.03.21 09:15, Jiri Pavlik wrote:
>  >
>  >                       > When checking ProQuest SP for ProQuest Central
>  >                     in DFN-AAI metadata [1]
>  >                       > I can see both eduPersonEntitlement and
>  >                     eduPersonTargetedID as required
>  >                       > attributes.
>  >
>  >                     I assume you mean the SP
>  >                     https://shibboleth-sp.prod.proquest.com/shibboleth
>  >
> <
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> >?
>  >                     That's obviously
>  >                     wrong, both eduPersonScopedAffiliation and
>  >                     eduPersonEntitlement are
>  >                     supported for authorization, but as far as I can
>  >                     tell you don't have to
>  >                     use them, and eduPersonTargetedID isn't required.
>  >
>  >                       > Is it safe to assume that if there is
>  >                     personalisation capability at a
>  >                       > library service then all German universities,
>  >                     libraries are fine with
>  >                       > releasing eduPersonTargetedID for recognising
>  >                     returning users and
>  >                       > eduPersonEntitlement, eduPersonScopedAffiliation
>  >                     for authorisation?
>  >
>  >                     No. I can't speak for other IdPs, but in my opinion
>  >                     that approach would
>  >                     be wrong, users by default should be able to use
>  >                     services anonymously,
>  >                     without being recognized as a returning user. Based
>  >                     on what I can see in
>  >                     the admin tools, only a very small percentage of our
>  >                     users actually uses
>  >                     the personalization features, so releasing
>  >                     eduPersonTargetedID by
>  >                     default just for personalization isn't an option. If
>  >                     publishers would
>  >                     force us to send an eduPersonTargetedID just for
>  >                     personalization I would
>  >                     consider dropping Shibboleth for those publishers
>  >                     and using our EZproxy
>  >                     instead.
>  >
>  >                     Best regards,
>  >                     Bernd
>  >
>  >                     --
>  >                     Bernd Oberknapp
>  >                     Gesamtleitung ReDI
>  >
>  >                     Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
>  >                     Universitätsbibliothek
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>  >
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