Access Control for Shared Remote Laboratories

Remote experiments can be shared and exchanged among educational institutions in the form of reusable learning objects. The paper discusses different solutions for authentication and authorization needs when “Lab Learning Objects” are used through the Learning Management System of an institution to run a remote experiment based on physical resources (rigs) provided by an external experiment provider organization. The solutions are based on the use of SCORM as a framework for learning objects, the definition of a third-party rig booking system and the use of Shibboleth as an optional framework for a federated authentication and authorization.