Hi Tina, how are you? Hi Daniel! Things have been incredibly
hectic at the library lately... Oh, I can relate. We've had our fair share of challenges too, but ever since we implemented OpenAthens,
everything has been running so smoothly. OpenAthens? We've been struggling with
authentication to various resources because they all use different technologies,
and the workload keeps increasing. That was exactly our situation. OpenAthens helps with your authentication
journey regardless of where y
our users start! That sounds good - how does it work? Let me put it this way. Remember when you were considering buying a car? Yes, but how does that help with OpenAthens? Bear with me. You were probably torn between choosing
a diesel, petrol, or electric car, right? Yes, we were leaning towards electric because, even though we were worried about charging,
it seems like the way of the future and it’s cleaner. There you go! That’s like your federated authentication or SAML. OK? So say that the d
ifferent authentication
methods are different types of cars… The future of authentication is SAML. Single Sign-on or federated access, as the future of transportation is electric… However, not everyone is ready to move
to it or cannot move to it at the moment. Okay, that makes sense. You see… diesel and petrol are the traditional sources of energy. They are a legacy people are starting to move away from looking more towards greener sources, like electric cars. So, IP recognition and proxy would
be those legacy technologies, as petrol and diesel are for cars? Exactly! They are more unstable and less secure. However, they have been around for
longer and many people use them but they are not necessarily the best. So which car did you buy in the end? We actually chose a hybrid. We thought it would be the best option
for now, we can use electricity and if there’s any problem with charging
we can still get to where we need to be.. You chose OpenAthens! What do you mean? OpenAthens is a co
mplete solution, it is your hybrid car. They look to future-proof you and specialize in SAML single sign-on and federated authentication. However, they know that in the industry
not everyone is ready to move, so they also support a managed proxy. They cover different authentication methods
as they aim to remove barriers to knowledge and enable access to resources, regardless
of where the user journey starts! That’s really good and absolutely what we need. It’ll definitely make your life much eas
ier. Everything in one tool, all access and full support! You should contact them! I will do, I am so happy I spoke to you today. You’ll get an onboarding process, but their
team will also hold your hand along the way. They are great. Just email contact@openathens.net and ask for a demo! I will do that, thank you Daniel, it’s been great to see you. And you Tina, let me know how it goes!
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