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Introduction to Grouper Training for Admins: WS Part 1 by Chris Hyzer

This training session, conducted by Chris Hyzer from Internet2 at the University of Pennsylvania, provides a comprehensive introduction to installing and configuring Grouper Web Services (WS). Topics include downloading the software, setting up authentication methods, and managing security settings for SOAP applications. The training emphasizes the importance of proper installation practices, deployment testing, and customization options for varied authentication requirements. Suitable for new users and system administrators aiming to effectively utilize Grouper WS for group management.

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Introduction to Grouper Training for Admins: WS Part 1 by Chris Hyzer

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  1. Grouper Training - Admin - WS - Part 1 Chris Hyzer Internet2 University of Pennsylvania This work licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.

  2. Contents Introduction Download Install Upgrade Authentication WS-* security App servers

  3. Introduction 3

  4. Download • Grouper download sitehttp://www.internet2.edu/grouper/software.html • Via Grouper Installer • Unzip 4

  5. Install • Grouper Installer can install it • Manually you need Java6, ant, and a servlet container • Edit grouper-ws/build.propertiesgrouper.dir=C:/mchyzer/grouper/v2_1/grouper • Run "ant dist" 5

  6. Upgrade • If you are upgrading an existing WS install • Download the new version • Merge in any configuration changes to new version • Point to an updated copy of Grouper API • Build, deploy 6

  7. Authentication • Ships with servlet container authn • Configure user/pass in tomcat-users.xml (for example if using tomcat) • If you need other authn, disable this by editing WEB-INF/web.xml • Remove the security-constraint, login-config, and security-role sections • Build again 7

  8. Authentication (continued) • You could use web server authn • There are other authns built in • To use kerberos user/pass configure grouper-ws/conf/grouper-ws.properties • Note, user/pass is in HTTP basic auth • Set ws.security.non-rampart.authentication.class 8

  9. WS-* security • You can use WS-* security with SOAP • Set this in the build.properties#if we should build the rampart war, or the regularwebapp.authentication.use.rampart=true • Build again • In the build, WEB-INF/services you see either normal aars or wssec aars renamed as "ondeck" • Note: you cannot run WS-* and non WS-* in the same warfile, you could deploy both though 9

  10. WS-* security (continued) • Normal aars 10

  11. WS-* security (continued) • WS-* aars 11

  12. App servers • Grouper WS runs in Servlet 2.5 container • Generally institutions use Tomcat 6 • Takegrouper-ws\build\dist\grouper-ws.war • Install in servlet container • In Tomcat, e.g. drop it in the webapps dir 12

  13. Test the deployment • Run the grouper client (see the Grouper Client training for details) • Hit the status servlethttp://localhost:8090/grouper-ws/status?diagnosticType=sources 13

  14. Test the deployment (continued) • Hit a REST HTTP params service • Note: URL encode the group namegrouper-ws/servicesRest/xml/v2_1_000/groups/etc%3Asysadmingroup/members 14

  15. Thanks! • Further information: • Infosheets, mailing lists, wiki, downloads, etc.:www.internet2.edu/grouper • Grouper demo server:grouperdemo.internet2.edu/ • Grouper Online Training Home:spaces.internet2.edu/x/IIGfAQ This work licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.

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