InCommon Federation
IWhen you see “login with your institutional credential,’ that’s us! InCommon Federation powers the single sign-on for CI Logon and many other research resources.
One login. Many tools.
InCommon Research Access
One Login. Thousands of Research Tools. Global Collaboration.
Streamline your access to National Institutions of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and global research platforms with single sign-on through InCommon. Your existing campus credentials unlock many of the resources you need — no password juggling required. As CI Logon’s partner, we provide secure, federated authentication to wireless and services that lets you log in once and connect everywhere. Less time managing access, more time advancing your research.
Access to roaming wireless and research resources. Globally.
eduroam
Traveling to the institution next door or conference internationally? Access to secure wireless is a snap with eduroam.
Seamless Access to Research Resources Worldwide
The combination of InCommon Federation and eduroam powers seamless access to global research resources through your campus IT infrastructure. InCommon also keeps your institution up to date with with federal mandates, including NIH’s latest MFA requirements — while connecting you to a collaborative network of 600+ US and over 6,000 global universities and research organizations tackling the same access and security challenges together. Plus, you’ll have wireless connectivity wherever you travel internationally.
For Researchers
✓ Easy access to services using your institutional credentials.
✓ Powerful enough to support the security most collaborations need.
✓ Attribution for your collaborative work when you need it.
✓ Privacy in your access to library resources when discretion is required.
✓ Global Reach and Wireless Access — Connect with collaborators at 6,000+ institutions and over 10,000 hotspots globally
For the Research Support Team
✓ Simplified login experience for researchers by allowing clear single sign-on to roaming wireless, NSF, NIH, and other research platforms using their own university credentials
✓ Secured access and collaboration by leveraging the same techniques used worldwide for connecting your researchers with external research partners
✓ Reduced admin burden by eliminating credential resets and reducing complexity for researchers
✓ Ease of integration by providing streamlined comparable methods for federal authentication and identity requirements
Here are just a few services you can access using your InCommon-enabled home credentials.
And it’s just a drop in the bucket …
NSF ACCESS
ACCESS is a program established and funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation to help researchers and educators, with or without supporting grants, to utilize the nation’s advanced computing systems and services – at no cost to you.
The National Research Platform
The NRP is a community-owned research and education platform connecting researchers and educators to foster collaboration, accelerate innovation, and share resources.
National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot
The NAIRR Pilot aims to connect U.S. researchers and educators to computational, data, and training resources needed to advance AI research and research that employs AI.
Globus File Transfer
Globus provides a secure, unified interface to your research data.
OpenScience Pool
No Proposal, No Allocation, No Cost – The OSPool provides its users with fair-share access to compute and storage capacity contributed by university campuses, and government-supported supercomputing institutions.
ORCID
ORCID is a free, unique, persistent identifier (PID) for individuals to use as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovation activities.
Jetstream2
Jetstream2 is a flexible, user-friendly cloud computing environment available to US-based researchers and educators at no cost through support from the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support (ACCESS) program
Grant Management and International Collaborations via eduGAIN
NIH eRA Commons
Grant Management: eRA Commons is a Web-based system for applicants and institutions to participate in the electronic grant administration process.
NSF Research.Gov
Grant Management: Online grants management for the NSF Community.
CERN
International Collaborations via eduGAIN: At CERN, we probe the fundamental structure of particles that make up everything around us.
“Internet2 and InCommon partner with Trusted CI, the NSF Cybersecurity of Excellence, to support federated identity and access management for NSF research collaborations.”
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— Jim Basney
Principal Research Scientist, CILogin