Unified Authentication Scheme

Executive Summary

The Unified Authentication Scheme to support all UK University does have potential benefits. The system allows registered staff and students to access the university resource at any computer facilities available, as long as the user has been granted with the access. It creates a centralised control of user access, which can reduce the computer support provided within the local university departments.

The scale of the implementation is enormous as the requirements of the system would be different at different university so defining different level of security within each university is difficult. The amount of money that will need to be invested may not be appropriate just for funding a new authentication system. The timescale to migrate on to the UAS system would be difficult to estimate, as the organisation process would be tough to manage.


Requirement of the Unified Authentication Scheme (UAS) system

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