Project Overview:

This project will be focusing on three areas:

  • Building and documenting how we built a docker environment to run the components in a high availability, load balanced production environment
  • Understanding and documenting how to customize the dockerized Grouper and Shibboleth components for our requirements
  • Building and documenting a full TIER testbed to serve as the development point for further integration work.

Key Area(s) of Interest: 

  • Shibboleth IdP and SP
  • Grouper Access Management Software
  • Entity Registry, such as midPoint

Organization Summary:

Rice University, established in 1912, is a private (R1) research university located on a 295-acre campus in Houston, Texas. With a focus on undergraduate education, Rice maintains a student to faculty ratio of 6:1 with a median class size of 15. About 65% of undergraduates participate in research during their time at Rice. Rice has a population of 3879 undergraduate and 2861 graduate degree-seeking students along with 671 full-time and 210 part-time instructional faculty and around 2300 full and part-time staff. Rice offers degrees in the schools of Architecture, Business, Continuing Education, Engineering, Humanities, Music, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences.

Contact Information:

Primary Campus ContactDean Lanedlane@rice.edu713-348-5424
OperationsBrian Woodsbw8@rice.edu713-348-4665
ArchitecturePaul Englepengle@rice.edu713-348-4702
ManagementDean Lanedlane@rice.edu713-348-5424
Project ManagementDean Lanedlane@rice.edu713-348-5424
Communications ContactLiz Brigmanliz@rice.edu713-348-4972