June 26, 2020
June 26, 2020 InCommon is conducting a brief survey to help determine the direction of the InCommon Certificate Service for 2020 and beyond. The survey is similar to those conducted in 2016 and 2018 that drove the development of subsequent work plans that enhanced the Certificate Service. The service, formed in 2010, is designed by…
June 15, 2020
June 15, 2020 By Jessica Fink (Coltrin), InCommon Community Advocacy Program Manager … the 2014 version of me would have loved to have BaseCAMP to attend, but honestly it probably would have taken attending CAMP first and feeling the overwhelm before I would’ve attended. Because I didn’t consider myself a newbie … I still remember…
June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020 InCommon will offer the third Collaboration Success Program (CSP) this fall, with expressions of interest due July 31, 2020. Through the CSP, organizations solve common identity-related challenges using the community-developed, standards-based software and services that comprise the InCommon Trusted Access Platform. The program offers training, consulting with experts, and peer collaboration. One…
June 17, 2020
June 16, 2020 The InCommon Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB) continues to take feedback on the proposed three additions to Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation. The community consensus process is ongoing, with the original May deadline extended due to the pandemic. While there is not currently a deadline, it would be timely to…
June 16, 2020 New InCommon Participants As of June 12, 2020, InCommon had 1,014 participants. Here are the new participants in May and June: Higher Education Research Organization Sponsored Partners InCommon Federation The InCommon Federation has 566 identity providers registered, along with 5,153 services. Worldwide, eduGAIN (the collaboration of global federations) has 3,782 identity providers…
June 10, 2020
June 10, 2020 By Jessica Fink, InCommon/Internet2 In higher education and research, we often “do more with less,” by architecting solutions to meet the needs of our campuses while staying within a tight budget. As organizations return from COVID closings, higher ed faces a new set of challenges: maintaining virtual and hybrid solutions amidst the…
June 1, 2020
June 1, 2020 InCommon Virtual BaseCAMP Preview WebinarThursday, June 18, 20202 pm ET | 1 pm CT | Noon MT | 11 am PThttps://internet2.zoom.us/j/96618890470 What is the InCommon Virtual BaseCAMP? Who should attend? I’ve been in IT for 15 years; is there anything for me? The InCommon Virtual BaseCAMP preview webinar will answer these and…
May 27, 2020
May 27, 2020 How do we hire for Identity and Access Management? The work requires a wide and diverse skill set and the qualified people already have jobs. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought new IAM and budget challenges to higher education, so existing employees are being asked to retrain in these areas. This webinar…
March 24, 2020
March 24, 2020 At our committee meetings over the last few weeks, both InCommon staff and our community volunteers have found a lot of value in talking about the challenges that our member campuses are facing with this pandemic. In a discussion with committee chairs, we decided to create community spaces to continue these conversations…
February 14, 2020
February 14, 2020 Are you or someone on your staff new to identity management or the InCommon Federation? Looking for introductory and start-up information about the InCommon Trusted Access Platform suite of identity and access management software and services? Join us at the InCommon BaseCAMP 2020, June 23-25, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Organizations new to InCommon…
