Improvement of OnePass System

Project Name

Improvement of OnePass System

Go Live Date

2016-12-01

Description

CUHK OnePass went live in Feb 2015, aiming at heightening security by introducing centralized authentication to all applications. This project is to enhance different parts of the service.

Serving User Groups

Students, Staff, Departments

Status Update

Actions and Plans in 2016

Status

For Service Availability

Review OnePass authentication data flow and enhance service monitoring on each components

Completed

Study disaster recovery (for a long period of service failure) with alternative authentication service

End of 2019

For Service Coverage

Introduce OnePass authentication to more services:

1. Office 365 for students and staff	Completed during Late 2014 – early 2016
2. Registration and Attendance System (RAS)	Completed in Summer 2016
3. PC LAN login in User Area and Learning Commons	Completed in Aug 2016
4. CUHK1x – new SSID allows you to get connected to Wi-Fi automatically without manual login each time	Completed in Oct 2016
5. CUHK Research Portal (AIMS)	Completed in Dec 2016
6. New Learning Management System (replacing eLearning)	Completed in Jan 2017
7. MyCUHK Single sign-on with new Learning Management System, Office 365 and RAS	Expected in End of 2019
8. New IT System of CUHK Library Single Sign-on with MyCUHK, new Learning Management System, Office 365 and RAS	Completed in Jul 2017
9. Wi-Fi service under Wi-Fi Hotspot Partnership Programme (SSID – eduroam / Universities WiFi / CSL / Y5ZONE) and VPN	Expected in End of 2019

In Progress

Introduce OnePass federations and Active Directory applications in Central Authentication and Directory Service

Completed

Assist CUHK departments and units to integrate their systems with OnePass authentication under standardized technical mechanism and procedures

On-going, from 2015

For User Consultation

Collect user feedback through different channels:
ITSC Service Desk (from staff / students / others)
LAN Administrators Meetings (from staff)
Student User Consultation Committee Meeting (from students)
ITSC Student User Satisfaction and Needs Survey 2016 (from students)

On-going, from 2015

Enquiry

Project Contact: Philip Ling (philipling@cuhk.edu.hk)