January 5, 2021
January 5, 2021 This page provides guidance to CIOs and PIs on how to address InCommon-related requirements that NSF CC* solicitations must include in their Campus Cyberinfrastructure Plans. The language in the solicitation is: These requirements help ensure that campus researchers can successfully use their campus credentials to access research-related services without needing to create…
December 8, 2020
UPDATE: January 2, 2021 Internet2 has postponed the eduroam maintenance in the Washington data center. We will be issuing a new maintenance notification with an updated date and time within the next 1-2 weeks. December 8, 2020 Four upcoming server maintenance dates will affect eduroam connectors in the U.S. The eduroam-US contractor, ANYROAM, will conduct…
December 18, 2020
December 18, 2020 By Mike Zawacki Network Nebraska and the Sun Corridor Network have become the latest InCommon eduroam Support Organizations, committed to deploying eduroam to the K12s, libraries, and museums in their states. They join the Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN), which piloted the eduroam Support Organization concept with Internet2. Through that pilot,…
September 9, 2020
September 9, 2020 By Nicole HarrisHead of Trust and Identity Operations GÉANT I’ve been a long-time attendee at the Internet2 Technology Exchange events and as I look at my fall calendar it seems strange not to be planning for a flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Internet2 has for many years generously hosted the REFEDS community as…
September 8, 2020
September 8, 2020 The InCommon Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB) has opened a consultation on a second set of Baseline Expectations, including three technical requirements aimed at improving security and the user experience. Please review these expectations and take this opportunity to provide feedback. CTAB invites your input through October 19, 2020, prior to…
September 2, 2020
September 2, 2020 By Ken Klingenstein While we all treasure the personal interactions we have in the meetings, halls, and bars of TechEx, there are a few virtues to being virtual, and this year is an opportunity to explore them. In particular, traditional TechEx isn’t a draw for the registrars, librarians, facilities management leaders, vice-presidents…
August 19, 2020
August 19, 2020 By Janemarie Duh (Lafayette College), Chair, InCommon Technical Advisory Committee InCommon has provided comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on its proposed revisions to SP 800-63C Digital Identity Guidelines: Federation and Assertions. Comments were due on August 10, 2020. The InCommon response includes comments about the context of…
August 19, 2020
August 19, 2020 You may have seen that Internet2’s TechEXtra Kick-off is coming October 6-7 — two half-days that will kick off a series of virtual events providing an opportunity for learning and collaboration. InCommon has scheduled its traditional TechEx programs, CAMP and ACAMP, for November 16-20, 2020 (likely 4-5 hours per day). A community…
August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020 New InCommon Participants As of August 18, 2020, InCommon had 1,019 participants. Here are the new participants: Higher Education Beloit College Sponsored Partners Fathom Information Design InCommon Federation The InCommon Federation has 572 identity providers registered, along with 5,291 services. Worldwide, eduGAIN (the collaboration of global federations) has 3,900 identity providers and…
August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020 By: Nic Roy, Internet2 Trust and Identity Services It’s been over a year since InCommon’s new production metadata service went live, and I’m pleased to say that it has an operational record of 100% availability over that entire period. As of this writing, it’s had 100% uptime for over 400 days. This…
