Blackboard auth with CAS: Redirect Loop

[Michael Gaab]

We are in the process of adding Blackboard to our CAS. We are currently
testing Bristol blackboard-cas version 1.2 (dated 2004). We are running
Blackboard 7.3.230.0 over ssl.

Last Wednesday, we were unable to access the test server due to a
"Redirect Loop." The next day we were able to login to the test server
using CAS.  We stop the server each night for a couple hours to do
backups. It must have *fixed* itself on the restart. Not sure.

Anyway, I've done some searching today and I find that we are no alone
when it comes to issues with infinite redirects. I have not had a chance
to read all of the related posts. But the few that I have read really
haven't provided any answers as to why CAS clients get caught in
infinite redirects.

Has anyone found a resolution?

Thanks, Mike

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Michael Gaab
Administrator, Course Management System
Continuing Education
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812