OpenID and Active Directory

The media library secures access to its content by forcing users to identify themselves. This is normally achieved by displaying a login screen that checks the user details before allowing them access to the library. With ever increasing number of applications that require user names and passwords, it has become a burden on users to remember all their user accounts and passwords! To solve this problem OpenID has introduced a way that users only have to remember a single identity to allow them access to all their web applications. MediaLibrary provides both the traditional login access using user name and password and the alternative access using OpenId.

The media library can also be installed on a Windows domain and make use of security credentials of users who are logged onto the domain. A Windows domain is a group of computers running Microsoft Windows that share a central database called Active Directory. Active Directory manages the domain users and stores their security information. This information is used by MediaLibrary to authenticate domain users and determine access to the media asset management software without the need for the user to log into the library.

OpenID

OpenID is a free and easy way to use a single digital identity across the internet. There are many providers on the internet (including yahoo.com) where anyone can obtain an OpenID allowing access to the MediaLibrary.

• OpenID eliminates multiple usernames and passwords across different websites
• OpenID is implemented on many web sites
• OpenID has arisen from the open source community and is not owned by anyone

For more information about OpenID visit http://openid.net/