Sacal Bonequi M2, Sefton P3, Mathew A4, McGale M5, Emamjome F1, Smillie J6, Lawrence A7
1Australian Research Data Commons, , Australia, 2School of Languages and Cultures (LDaCA ), Brisbane, Australia, 3School of Languages and Cultures (LDaCA), Brisbane, Australia, 4Australian Internet Observatory , Melbourne , Australia, 5Australian Data Archive , Canberra , Australia, 6Australian Research Data Commons, , Australia, 7Australian Internet Observatory , , Australia
Biography:
Moises Sacal is a software developer and technical lead working on research data infrastructure. He currently works with the Language Data Commons of Australia (LDaCA), where he helps build systems for managing, sharing, and preserving language data. His background includes roles at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in software development, systems engineering, and DevOps. He has also collaborated with environmental scientists on monitoring and data collection projects. His interests lie in building technology that supports research communities and the long-term stewardship, accessibility, and reuse of data.
Peter Sefton is an eResearch expert, specialising in software development, Research Data Management and metadata, currently advising the technology and infrastructure team for the Language Research Data Commons project at the University of Queensland.
Anish Mathew is a Melbourne based DevOps Engineer at RMIT University, working on the Australian Internet Observatory. He specialises in cloud infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and reliable platform engineering. He enjoys solving practical infrastructure problems and building systems that are secure, scalable, and easy to maintain.
Marina McGale has 20+ years of IT experience in software and web development. She has been employed with private, government and higher education organisations in Canada, Ireland and Australia. She started as a web developer with the Australian Data Archive in 2016 and is now the Technical Manager for ADA and for multiple ADA-lead projects including CADRE
Abstract:
As Australian research infrastructure matures, Authentication and Authorisation Infrastructure (AAI) has emerged as a critical – and often underestimated – engineering challenge. This BoF draws on the experiences implementing AAI solutions across several ARDC-supported HASS and Indigenous RDC focus areas, including the Language Data Commons of Australia (LDaCA), the Australian Internet Observatory (AIO) and the Coordinated Access for Data Researchers and Environments (CADRE). We will explore common integration patterns, implementation trade-offs, lessons learned and will hear from the eResearch community on their approaches, challenges and solutions.
The presentations will cover how tools such as CILogon and Keycloak have been deployed across these projects, comparing integration approaches, configuration complexity and interoperability outcomes. This will be followed by a facilitated discussion with participants on the approaches they are using and/or requirements they have for addressing their identity and access management requirements.
A set of reusable architectural patterns and configuration practices is emerging across the HASS and Indigenous RDC project portfolio. This BoF will provide an opportunity to present these patterns to other projects who may be shopping for proven solutions. Their Infrastructure teams may reduce integration effort and improve consistency by adopting these patterns early. We will also elicit requirements that may not fit the current capability, to identify functionality gaps. The BoF will offer practical guidance for teams navigating similar challenges and propose areas where community-level standardisation may deliver benefits.
