Blog.nus SSO

Blog.nus is single sign-on (SSO)-enabled as of Friday 14 February, 1000 hrs.

Only current NUS staff and students are able to log in to Blog.nus, using their NUS-ID and password.

For security reasons, non-NUS logins to Blog.nus will no longer be supported.

1. If you have blog(s) that have non-NUS users, you will need to make sure there are NUS staff or students who are able to administer the respective blog(s).

2. Non-NUS users who have been accessing private blogs by using a Blog.nus account will no longer be able to do so.

3. Public blogs can still be public i.e. readable without login.

If you have queries about this, please contact us via CTLT Help.

FAQs

How do I log in to Blog.nus using SSO?

Blog.nus login to SSO is via familiar login mechanisms common to other NUS services. More information here.

Your previous local Blog.nus account (which is separate from your NUS-ID account) will no longer be used for logging in to Blog.nus.

After moving to SSO, I no longer see my blogs. What has happened?

SSO login is tied to your NUS-ID (actual) email address. Most likely your blog(s) was/were tied to a Blog.nus account registered to your friendly-mail alias. Your blogs still exist. Please contact us via CTLT Help so that we can link your account to your blogs.

Will my blog content be affected?

No, the move to SSO does not affect the contents of your blog.

No content is edited nor deleted as part of the transition to SSO.

My blog is public (readable). Will it be affected?

Your blog’s site visibility does not change because of the implementation of SSO.

If your blog is set to:

• Allow search engines to index this site, or

• Discourage search engines from indexing this site, then:

It is readable by public (i.e. without need to log in), and it will continue to be as such.

Non-NUS users with local Blog.nus accounts will not be able to access nor edit blogs that are private i.e. set to one of the following options, once SSO is implemented:

• Only registered users of Blog.nus can view this site.

• Only registered users of this site can view it - anyone added as a user to Users > All Users.

• Only admin users of this site can view it.

I have set my blog to Only someone who provides the following password can view this site. Will non-NUS users still be able to access my blog?

Yes, they will still be able to access the blog if they know the blog password.

Non-NUS users are not able to access blogs that are restricted access by account i.e. they will not be able to access nor edit blogs set to one of the following options:

• Only registered users of Blog.nus can view this site.

• Only registered users of this site can view it - anyone added as a user to Users > All Users.

• Only admin users of this site can view it. (If the non-NUS user is an admin in the blog.)

Can NUS visitors log in to Blog.nus?

Yes, users with NUS Visitor accounts are able to log in to Blog.nus using SSO.

Can NUS alumni log in to Blog.nus?

No, NUS alumni cannot log in to Blog.nus.