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Architecting the Future
of Trust & Identity

Community Architecture Committee for Trust & Identity (CACTI) brings together global visionaries to design the long-term architecture strategy that will define how institutions collaborate for the next decade.

While others focus on today’s challenges, CACTI looks to the horizon. We’re the architects designing tomorrow’s trust frameworks, evaluating emerging technologies, and ensuring the federation evolves to meet future needs. This is where strategic vision meets architectural excellence—where your ability to see the big picture can influence how millions will collaborate in 2030 and beyond.

Global Architecture Leadership

Our Mission: CACTI serves as Internet2’s standing architecture strategy group, bringing together global community members to provide high-level guidance for trust and identity programs. We influence the strategic direction of all InCommon services and software.

Strategic Domains:

  • Long-term technology roadmaps
  • Cross-sector architectural alignment
  • International standards harmonization
  • Emerging technology evaluation
  • Future-state architecture design
  • Innovation pipeline development

Global Reach:

  • 15 Countries represented
  • 50+ International partnerships influenced
  • 10 Global standards bodies engaged
  • $10M+ Strategic investments guided

Shape Tomorrow’s Architecture Today

Strategic Roadmaps
Emerging Technologies
Global Partnerships
Innovation Pipeline
Strategic Roadmaps

Federation 2030 Vision

Designing the 10-year architectural evolution of InCommon

Status: Strategy development phase

Need: Visionaries, enterprise architects

 

Zero-Trust Architecture Framework

Developing reference architectures for zero-trust environments

Status: Design phase

Need: Security architects, cloud expert 

 

Quantum-Ready Cryptography Preparing federation for post-quantum cryptography

Status: Research phase

Need: Cryptography experts, researchers 

Emerging Technologies

AI/ML Integration

Evaluating AI’s role in identity verification and risk assessment

Current Focus: Ethical AI frameworks, privacy preservation

 

Blockchain & Distributed Identity

Assessing decentralized identity models for R&E

Current Focus: Pilot program design 

 

Biometric Authentication

Developing guidelines for biometric use in federation

Current Focus: Privacy and accessibility standards 

Global Partnerships

GÉANT Collaboration

Harmonizing with European R&E networks

Recent Win: Unified authentication framework 

 

Asia-Pacific Alliance

Building bridges with APAN members

Current: Cross-federation trust model

Latin American Integration Supporting RedCLARA federation growth

Opportunity: Architecture mentorship program

Innovation Pipeline

From Concept to Implementation:

Stage 1: Horizon Scanning

  • Passwordless authentication
  • Quantum key distribution
  • Privacy-preserving analytics

Stage 2: Proof of Concept

  • Verifiable credentials
  • Federated learning
  • Zero-knowledge proofs

Stage 3: Pilot Programs

  • Continuous authentication
  • Risk-based access control

Stage 4: Production Ready

  • Multi-factor authentication
  • Cloud integration patterns