February 17, 2021
February 17, 2021 The National Institutes of Health is moving to require multi-factor authentication (MFA) or two-factor authentication (2FA) for all or most of its services (for our purposes, we’ll lump those together and use MFA). This is significant for any campus or research organization with faculty, researchers, or scientists that interact with NIH. NIH…
January 25, 2021
Internet2 announced the selection of three new members to the InCommon Steering Committee which provides strategic direction, oversight, and recommendations for critical identity management services and offerings that benefit research and higher education in the U.S. The new members are Kristi Holmes (Northwestern University), Jeremy Livingston (Stevens Institute of Technology), and Chris Misra (University of…
December 9, 2020
December 9, 2020 What’s next for round two of Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation, now that the community has vetted the changes and the InCommon Steering Committee has given its approval? In the spirit of the season, we’re makin’ a list and checkin’ it twice! InCommon operations will begin running reports and automated testing…
December 9, 2020
December 9, 2020 The InCommon Academy has announced the software training schedule for the first half of 2021. These training sessions cover the four main components of the InCommon Trusted Access Platform: Shibboleth, Grouper, COmanage, and midPoint. The seasoned training crew includes both developers and implementers of the components. Dates Software Component February 8-12, 2021…
December 9, 2020
December 9, 2020 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 December 7, 2020, InCommon had 1,023 participants. Here are the new participants since the August newsletter: Higher EducationEastern New Mexico University Research OrganizationRho Federal Systems…
December 4, 2020
December 4, 2020 The InCommon Identity Provider as a Service Working Group has submitted its final report, which is now open for comment as part of the consultation process. You can visit the consultation wiki page to review and comment on the report through January 24, 2021. The InCommon Technical Advisory Committee chartered the working…
November 20, 2020
November 20, 2020 The upcoming holidays will affect the InCommon Federation metadata signing schedule. Thanksgiving Internet2 offices, thus InCommon, will be closed on November 25, 26 and 27, 2020. There will be no metadata signing on those three days. Winter Seasonal Holidays Internet2 offices will be closed from December 24, 2020, reopening on January 4,…
November 15, 2020
November 15, 2020 By Kevin MorooneyVP for Trust and Identity and NET+, Internet2 In getting ready for CAMP and ACAMP, I got to thinking about how important this week is and what I can do to make the most of it. Has this ever happened to you? ‘Cuz it’s happened to me. I had a…
November 6, 2020
November 6, 2020 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 November 6, 2020, InCommon had 1,023 participants. Here are the new participants since the August newsletter: Sponsored PartnerSignal Vine, Inc. InCommon Federation The InCommon Federation…
November 6, 2020
November 6, 2020 The InCommon Steering Committee has approved the second set of Baseline Expectations, including three technical requirements aimed at improving security and the user experience. This follows an extensive community collaboration and consultation process. Baseline Expectations 2 (BE2) includes three additional elements that all participants must meet during 2021. Each Identity Provider and…
