August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020 We are within days of closing the opportunity to join the 2020 Collaboration Success Program (CSP) cohort. If you are interested, complete a simple form today (no obligation). What is the CSP? A program to help you make significant progress on an identity and access management goal. Are you getting started with…
July 22, 2020
July 22, 2020 The InCommon Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB) has restarted the community consensus process for Baseline Expectations 2 (BE2). This is the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed requirements that will increase assurance and interoperability within InCommon. CTAB members are particularly interested in comments on the impact of implementing the proposed…
July 14, 2020
July 13, 2020 By Erin Murtha, Internet2 Budget and resource constraints have impacted colleges, universities, and research agencies across the country. But identity and access management (IAM) challenges have only grown with more people working and learning remotely. It is a tough atmosphere, but whether you’re new to IAM or retooling, InCommon has developed a…
July 14, 2020
July 14, 2020 New InCommon Participants As of July 14, 2020, InCommon had 1,017 participants. Here are the new participants in June: Higher Education Sponsored Partners InCommon Federation The InCommon Federation has 569 identity providers registered, along with 5,217 services. Worldwide, eduGAIN (the collaboration of 68 federations globally) has 3,828 identity providers and…
June 30, 2020
June 30, 2020 The InCommon Shibboleth workshop has gone virtual! Join us Tuesday through Friday, September 15-18, 2020, to learn how to install and configure the Shibboleth Identity Provider and Service Provider. Register by August 21, 2020, to take advantage of early-bird rates. Registration is open on the website, and course details are also available.…
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…
