Single Sign-On (SSO) and possible disruption to services

ICT are implementing Single Sign-On (SSO) for a number of University Services at the end of the month.

What is SSO?

Single sign-on (SSO) allows a user to sign on with university password to gain access to multiple applications and services without the necessity to logon to each system or service individually.

When will this be?

27th July and 30th July - 3rd August

Why are we doing this?

This is in response to feedback received from Students and to improve student experience.

Who will this affect?

Staff and Students

What will be affected?

Whilst SSO is being implemented and authentication is being switched to SSO, access to these following services may be intermittent.

·         Novell (Local PC Logon)

·         Blackboard/BREO

·         GSuite/GoogleMail

·         PebblePad

·         SiD Online

·         Library Systems – (Discover, Catalogue, e-Books, e-journals, book renewals, Repository, reading lists)

·         Webprint

·         MyPC (Book a PC)

·         Refworks (old and new)

·         Office365

·         Staff Website (In.beds)

Services at risk Wednesday 21st June

ICT are doing some upgrade work during Wednesday 21st June which will affect a range of services including our login to UK Access Management Federation resources (such as ebooks via Dawsonera and VLebooks and RefWorks), Webprint, Bookaroom, and Bookapc. We expect a brief interruption of less than 10 minutes. If you are affected, you are advised to wait and try again a little later.