Sign in process

CORE uses federated login to authenticate users. After a user is successfully authenticated CORE checks the local user database to see if the user exists.

Configuration

Some of the SimpleSAML attributes can be configured in configs/application.ini

• simplesaml.uid_attribute The unique identifier used to identify a user.

• simplesaml.fname The mapping of federated attributes to user database fields can be configured in

User roles

The following user roles are defined.

• Guest (not authenticated)
• User (inherits from guest)
• Submitter (inherits from user)
• Presenter (inherits from user)
• Reviewer (inherits from user)
• Chair (inherits from user)
• Admin