March 17, 2021
March 17, 2021 This week, InCommon operations began sending notices to Federation participants of the need to meet the new Baseline Expectation for Trust in Federation. Organizations received notices if they have identity providers and/or service providers that do not meet one or more of the expectations. Most organizations received a notice, via email to…
March 17, 2021
March 17, 2021 New InCommon Participants As of March 17, 2021, InCommon has 1,025 participants. Here are the new participants since the February newsletter: Higher EducationCalifornia Institute of the ArtsColumbus College of Art and DesignUniversity System of New Hampshire, Office of the Chancellor Sponsored PartnerMerit Network, Inc. InCommon Federation The InCommon Federation has 584 identity…
March 17, 2021
March 17, 2021 Are you new to identity and access management, the InCommon Federation or to the InCommon Trusted Access Platform? You are in luck! BaseCAMP 2021 is designed to answer your questions and allow you to connect with your peers. The third annual InCommon BaseCAMP will take place online the week of July 12,…
March 17, 2021
March 17, 2021 Considering an IAM reboot? Interested in help from other organizations like yours, and from an array of subject-matter experts? The Collaboration Success Program may be just the ticket. But don’t take our word for it. Tommy Doan (2019 – 2020 CSP participant) says: “It was a great opportunity for Southern Methodist University…
March 17, 2021
March 17, 2021 Are you tired of training workshops that focus too much on lecture and not enough time practicing your new skills? Interested in getting hands-on experience while learning the ins and outs of the InCommon Trusted Access Platform directly from experts? midPoint, powered by Evolveum, is a general-purpose identity management and governance system…
March 5, 2021
March 5, 2021 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced new identity management requirements that could affect access for faculty, researchers, and scientists. As of September 15, 2021, NIH will require multi-factor authentication and the release of attributes that are part of the REFEDS Research & Scholarship (R&S) bundle. All users of electronic Research Administration…
February 17, 2021
February 17, 2021 “In some ways we can all be glad 2020 is history. Yet circumstances forced organizations to take a hard look at what was done yesterday, how to adapt to the present, and work to stay relevant for tomorrow.” So starts the executive summary of the 2020 InCommon Accomplishments Report, which documents the…
February 18, 2021
February 18, 2021 The move to adoption of the second set of Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation (BE2) is underway. The new expectations include three technical requirements aimed at improving security and the user experience that all InCommon Federation participants must meet during 2021: Each Identity Provider and Service Provider will secure its connection…
February 18, 2021
February 18, 2021 Show your participation InCommon has a nice badge logo for use by current participants. Take a look and download your very own. New InCommon Participants As of February 18, 2021, InCommon has 1,025 participants. Here are the new participants since the January newsletter: Higher EducationGeorgia Gwinnet CollegeSimmons University Research OrganizationChildren’s Hospital of…
February 17, 2021
February 17, 2021 Are you wrestling with a thorny IAM issue that would benefit from some outside help? Are you planning a reboot, but don’t really know where to start? The Collaboration Success Program could help. InCommon will offer the fourth Collaboration Success Program (CSP) this fall and is seeking expressions of interest from organizations…
