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Dec.
2025
Edited by Apryl Motley, CAE – Communications & Technical Writing Consultant Estimated reading time: 3 minutes As part of our ongoing commitment to providing you with additional opportunities to benefit from the insights and expertise of InCommon Catalysts,…
12
Dec.
2025
By Kyle Lewis, Chair, Sirtfi Exercise Planning Working Group
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes In fall 2025, a grad student, Caroline Sweet, was recruited by the hacktivist group known as Stop All Robots. She helped them compromise the user registration process for a medical research team comparing the results of medical…
10
Dec.
2025
By Jody Tracy, InCommon Academy Program Manager Estimated reading time: 4 minutes On Oct, 22, 2025, InCommon hosted an Identity Proofing Thread Meetup to discuss the growing challenges of identity verification and fraud prevention across research and higher education institutions. The conversation…
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Dec.
2025
By Brett Bieber and Derek Eiler, Chair and Vice Chair, eduroam-US Advisory Committee
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The eduroam-US Advisory Committee (eAC) is pleased to announce the opening of a Community Consultation on Baseline Expectations for eduroam-US. These expectations reflect the community’s willingness to hold itself accountable for providing a…
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Nov.
2025
Jody Tracy, InCommon Academy Program Manager
Why are academic libraries still relying on IP authentication when much of higher education has moved to federated identity? The answer isn’t what you might think. It’s not a technology problem; it’s a trust problem. This month, IAM Online hosts four experts from Duke University, EBSCO, and Internet2. The group…
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Nov.
2025
By Chris Hyzer, University of Pennsylvania and Grouper Lead at Internet2 Estimated reading time: 8 minutes “University of Michigan has created almost 100 ABAC groups that we had no way to make before.” – Gail Lift, University of Michigan…
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Nov.
2025
Students across Missouri and Wisconsin will soon have greater access to secure, seamless Wi-Fi through eduroam. MOREnet and WiscNet are now part of the eduroam Support Organizations program, bringing the number of participating states to 11. “The growth of…
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Oct.
2025
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Dear Internet2 Community, I am honored and excited to step into the role of Internet2 President and CEO. Internet2’s strength has always been its community-driven innovation, and it is a privilege to lead it into the…
09
Oct.
2025
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Apryl Motley, CAE, Communications Consultant, InCommon With the Call for InCommon Advisory Committee Nominations well underway, we are continuing to highlight current community volunteers. (You can volunteer, too!…
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Oct.
2025
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes By Jody Tracy, InCommon Academy Program Manager In October 2024, the eduroam Advisory Committee (eAC) presented an IAM Online webinar on things you can do to improve your users’ security on eduroam.
