Cloud Streaming - Digital Campus Authentication Guide

Overview

Swank Streaming Services provides various authentication options for accessing your custom streaming platform. This document offers a general overview of the available methods. Please note that some options may be restricted in your specific market, as we must adhere to studio compliance requirements. To see the authentication methods available in your market, click the relevant link below.

Cloud Streaming - K12 Authentication Guide

Cloud Streaming - Residence Life Cinema (RLC) Authentication Guide

Cloud Streaming - Healthcare Authentication Guide

IP Address Authentication

This restricts viewing to the allowed public IPs of the campus or facility.  This is sufficient for allowing access across the entire campus population and is required for all Healthcare and Resident Life Cinema deployments. Additional authentication may be required if needing to restrict to a specific audience. Provide your public IP range(s) and this can be configured by our Accounts and Support Teams

Registered Accounts (Direct Login)

This allows defined users to login directly to Swank's site to view content. This is managed within the Swank Streaming Portal. A guide for adding individual users and via bulk import can be found here:  Registered Accounts

Proxy Integration

We offer integration with EZProxy, WAM, and OpenAthens products. Find specific proxy configuration guides below:

• OCLC EZproxy configuration
• OpenAthens Proxy Configuration
• Web Access Management (WAM) Proxy Configuration

Note: Proxy integration is only available for select markets.

Single Sign On (SSO) Integration

*Please contact your Account Manager and advise which Authentication method you choose to use before proceeding with SAML or OIDC setup. 

We currently offer integration with SAML and OIDC. Please find the guides at the following links for SAML and OIDC integrations. 

• Single Sign On - SAML Configuration
  • There are links within this section for specific examples of common IDP SAML integrations. 
• Single Sign On - OIDC Configuration
  • There are links within this section for specific examples of common IDP OIDC integrations. 

Note: SSO cannot be used as an alternative for IP auth in the Healthcare and RLC markets as IP auth is required to restrict access to the campus only. These sites cannot be accessed while off-campus. In these markets, SSO should only be used if the audience needs to be further restricted to a select group and can be filtered using OUs or SAML Attributes.