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TAG was designed to address 3 problems
Faculty coming joining University of Chicago in the summer want access to use CHALK email and Chalk (https://chalk.uchicago.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp
) and email
Don't have true HR, have payroll system. So people new faculty often don't appear in the system for two weeks or a month.
So Therefore getting an email and Chalk account right away is a problem. People need access day 1 not day 20challenge.
Trusted agent is distributed authorization. There are 70 trusted agentsDean appoints trusted agent or 2
Trusted agent can assign Temp temp accounts is for folks who are not employees of university. Trusted agent can give temp accounts
Trusted agents can give temp accounts - Temp accounts can last for up to one year
Meeting IDsEach meeting ID lasts one day long and expires at midnight
Preview accounts?
Temp accounts - problem that different people need different services.
Some resolved ad hoc. Some resolved by given a group a di
639 temp accounts
Since inception Since inception, TAG has been widely used
Problem occurs when the trusted agent leaves a dept department, but not the university.
Q: do Do trusted agents have to go through certification?
A: Astrid is in charge of the trusted agent program and she goes to everyoneevery new trusted agent's office to personally train them.
When it the program grows, it gets harder to manage
Help once per year updates, try to keep trackthrough this one-on-one training procedure.
Once per year updates are very helpful for the trusted agents.
Q: RL Bob: we We have a similar program at University of Washington
For for temporary wireless access. No training needed. We are looking to see if it creates abuse.
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A: We had that before we had TAG. Was a piece of paper.
Caused problems w with accounts left open and we didn't know what to do with them.