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Each uPortal distribution includes a quickstart. You can download the latest from the download page.
What does uPortal use for authentication?
Out of the box, uPortal provides support for supports authenticating via internal user accounts, CAS, and LDAP. uPortal provides includes an API for other authentication integrations. Support for CAS (and the inclusion by default of a CAS server) implies support for all the authentication methods CAS supports, including Active Directory, JAAS, JDBC, Container, LDAP, RADIUS, SPNEGO, and X.509 certificates. CAS provides APIs and an extensible framework for tailoring the user authentication experience.
Does uPortal integrate with LDAP?
Yes, uPortal can perform authentication against LDAP and/or read person attributes from an LDAP server. uPortal can also be configured to use rely on LDAP for group informationuser groups.
What databases does uPortal support?
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Are there more portlets available than what I see in my quickstart installation?
Yes! You can find some more information about available Jasig-sponsored and other community portlets hereSome portlets are listed on Jasig's website and more are documented in the wiki.
Is uPortal secure?
Jasig's security policy and relevant details about uPortal's security standards are available here: http://www.ja-sig.org/wiki/display/PLT.
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Since uPortal provides full support for JSR - 168, you can develop portlets in a framework of your choice. Some adopters have also chosen to build content in a non-Java environment and display it using the web proxy portlet.
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