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Amendments to Federation Operating Practices and Policies Approved

COMMUNITY NOTICE On Monday, August 7, 2023, the InCommon Steering Committee approved the following amendments to the InCommon Federation Operating Practices and Policies (FOPP): The InCommon office address changed. The U.S. Department of Education’s methodology for categorizing its national and regional accrediting bodies changed, unifying these bodies into one set of accreditors, and necessitating an…

TechEX23 CAMP Speaker Spotlight: 4 Questions for Christopher Bongaarts

By John McCormack, Writer, InCommon Christopher Bongaarts, IAM architect, University of Minnesota, says that if your IAM infrastructure has been lingering in a state of limbo for a long time and has “dark, cobwebbed corners,” you need to come hear what he and co-presenter Kellen Murphy, identity architect & solution engineer, University of Virginia, have…

TechEX CAMP 2023 Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Scott Cantor

By Heather Berry, Writer, InCommon Scott Cantor has presented at Internet2’s Technology Exchange (TechEX) more times than he can count.  Scott will be co-presenting at this year’s conference in Minneapolis, September 18–22, along with Judith Bush from OCLC and Gary Windham from Cirrus Identity. Register now.  Their session, “Browser Privacy: Benefit or Threat,” will discuss…

TechEX CAMP 2023 Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Summer Scanlan

By John McCormack, Writer, InCommon We’re just a few weeks away from the 2023 Internet2 Technology Exchange (TechEX), taking place in Minneapolis, September 18–22. Register now. During the event, Summer Scanlan, a business systems analyst at University of California Berkeley, will offer her perspective during a Lightning Talk entitled “Lived Name: Implementation Considerations.” We asked Summer to offer…

InCommon Academy Instructors Earn High Marks: Meet Them When You Join Us This Fall for Software Training

The expertise and real-world knowledge of InCommon Academy instructors is unparalleled in the field of identity and access management (IAM). They consistently earn high marks from software training attendees with 83% rating them very satisfactory for: Due in large part to their efforts to design practical, hands-on workshops, InCommon Academy software training isn’t your run-of-the-mill…

InCommon for All Seasons, But Especially Christmas in July

By Kevin Morooney, vice president of Trust and Identity and NET+, Internet2 I am fortunate to live in a place where I experience all four seasons. It is summer where I live. I’ve come to enjoy anticipating the changes in the upcoming season and reflecting on the opportunities the past season enabled.  In my youth,…

NIH Update July 2023: Make Sure Your Researchers Know

By Tom Barton, InCommon Research Consultant, Internet2 In Fall 2020, National Institutes of Health (NIH) leadership first addressed the InCommon community about how allowing researchers to use InCommon-enabled home credentials made it easier and faster for them to collaborate on the development of the COVID-19 vaccine. At Internet2’s TechEX 2020, NIH highlighted three aspects of…

InCommon Certificate Service Prepares Subscribers for Upcoming Changes to Client Certificates

InCommon is working to ensure subscribers to its certificate service get the updates they need to begin preparing for client certificate changes coming in August. These changes are forthcoming because of developments at the CA/Browser (CAB) Forum, the organization that sets policy for commercial Certificate Authorities (CAs) trusted by modern web browsers. You may be…

InCommon IAM Online Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Kyle Lewis

By Apryl Motley – Technical Writer & Communications Lead, Internet2 Trust and Identity/NET+ Service Kyle Lewis, vice president of cybersecurity strategy for InCommon Catalyst RDCT, will be our featured speaker  for “How to Sirtfi – Going Beyond the Federation Security Checkbox” as part of IAM Online on Wednesday, July 19 at 1 p.m. ET with…

There’s Still Time to Achieve Your IAM Goals Faster. Better. Together.

Interest Period Extended for InCommon Collaboration Success Program 2023–2024 Cohort If you haven’t already, let us know that you’re interested in working with your peers to achieve your identity and access management (IAM) goals faster, better, together. We have extended the expression of interest period for the InCommon Collaboration Success Program (CSP) 2023–2024 cohort until…