Welcome to the Keyserver information page.

The College of Education is providing access to software used for its programs. The software will be free to access for those in qualifying programs.

To access the SCASD wireless network and make use of SCASD licensed software during your tenure as a PDS interns, you will need to follow the steps below.

Access:

To access the software, you must follow these steps

1. Download the KeyInfo.dmg file from: http://kb.educ.psu.edu/files/key/KeyInfo.dmg

2. Open the KeyInfo.dmg file and launch (double click) the KeyInfo application program on the notebook computer you will be using during your tenure as a PDS intern, and email the resulting file to etchelp@psu.edu.

3. Install the VPN software and connect to the appropriate profile. 10.5 or below, use Cisco VPN from: http://downloads.its.psu.edu 10.6 and above, follow these directions:

http://clc.its.psu.edu/UnivServices/itadmins/mac/snowleopardvpn

4. Install the KeyAccess program.

Download from: http://kb.educ.psu.edu/files/key/KeyAccess.dmg

5. Download and install the applications you have been approved for. Download from: http://www.ed.psu.edu/StudentDownload/Login.cfm

For further details on installing applications you will need during your time in the PDS access support at: http://kb.educ.psu.edu/wiki/keyserver

Details:

The KeyServer software will allow us to install PSU and SCASD licensed software on personal machines without violating software company EULAs.

It’s a client-server model where each client will “ask” the server if they are authorized to open an application. If they are authorized, the server will allow them to do so. If not, it denies it and gives them the appropriate message. This all happens over the internet, from anywhere in the world.