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OpenAthens LA 2.0
Secure, single sign-on access to your online resources
OpenAthens LA 2.0 is a new, standards-compliant software platform that enables you to manage access to online resources using the latest identity protocols.
It has been developed specifically for:
- Universities and colleges
- UK Access Management Federation Identity Providers
- Organisations needing single sign-on for internal systems
- Collaborative projects
Institutions can also use OpenAthens LA 2.0 to provide single sign-on access to Google Apps, the search engine giant’s suite of hosted enterprise solutions, which provides advert-free versions of the popular Gmail, Calendar and Docs applications that are tailored for your domain.
What our beta testers think
“Open Athens LA 2.0 was very quick and simple to install. The ongoing support has been excellent. Students and staff love it, it is a lot quicker and easier for them to use and it has generated a heightened interest in our electronic resources.”
Matt Durant, Information Manager (Digital Resources), Bath Spa University
Benefits of choosing OpenAthens LA 2.0
This simple-to-install, single platform enables you to:
- Support multiple and emerging access management technologies
- Add new modules as we develop them or write your own using the API
- Save up to 80% of the time you would spend on a native Shibboleth install
- Get easy yet sophisticated administration via a web dashboard
- See statistics on user activity and resource usage
- Add your own branding to the user interface
Current modules provide support for:
- Athens
- SAML 1.1 and 2.0
- Shibboleth 1.3 and 2.x
Eduserv's dedicated team of expert developers are committed to supporting new web standards and technologies as they become established.
Find out more
Institutions that currently subscribe to OpenAthens can use their Athens account details to login to the website and download the software and documentation from http://download.openathens.net.
If you are not an existing customer, please contact us at help@eduserv.org.uk or call +44 (0)1225 474380 to find out more about setting up an OpenAthens subscription for your organisation.