# J05 Making the Move to OpenAthens Authentication: One Library’s Experience

**URL:** https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/j05-making-the-move-to-openathens-authentication-one-library-s-experience/251
**Category:** IUG Conference 2019
**Created:** [September 18, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/j05-making-the-move-to-openathens-authentication-one-library-s-experience/251 "2022-09-18T20:49:39Z")
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#### Post date: [September 18, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/j05-making-the-move-to-openathens-authentication-one-library-s-experience/251/1 "2022-09-18T20:49:39Z")

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After a year of continual problems with WAM cookie issues, Azusa Pacific University decided to make the move to OpenAthens. It is a saml based authentication that offers more than just a proxy server. This presentation will discuss the process, from securing funding to university permissions to the implementation of the project. Now with implementation complete, we will share ideas for potential upgrades, as well as challenges and successes we have encountered.

**Program Numbers, Times & Locations**  
J05 | Tue, May 07 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Laveen

**Presenters and Coordinators**  
Denise Gehring, Azusa Pacific University, drgehring@apu.edu  
Frank Dubisz, Library Systems, Azusa Pacific University, fdubisz@apu.edu  
Christopher Holly, Ebsco, [cholly@ebsco.com](mailto:cholly@ebsco.com)

[J05\_Making\_the\_Move\_to\_OpenAthens-Authentication\_One-Librarys-Experience.pdf](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/uploads/short-url/s3WsIKamyH1OtaxecgoSbkrHO23.pdf) (1.7 MB)