Eduroam workshop

1. Introduction
Nik Mitev
IT Services specialist
Loughborough University
eduroam UK support

2. Quick overview
●Distribute to every member organisation
●Test and report on compliance with the technical specification
–Authentication mechanism
–Port restrictions
–A few more
●Authenticates as a visiting user
●We only analyse the visited service

3. Latest additions
●Moved from Barrier Breaker to Chaos Calmer
–May require recall of probes
–Not decided on update method for pilot probes
●Added generic port testing
–For ports required open by the technical specification
–Plain TCP/UDP only
–Not for protocols recognised by next-gen firewalls
–Required an update to the way tests are run and results collected
●Added a random offset to timing of tests

4. Issues we are working on
●Port tester problematic behind NAT
●No remote access for troubleshooting
–May use 3G connectivity, coverage issues
●Options for keeping the OS updated
–Would require our own update server or
–3G connection to oversee/troubleshoot updates
–Distribution upgrades likely to be harder to deploy remotely