December 6, 2024

InCommon and NJEdge: Strengthening Higher Education Collaboration Together

Six New Jersey higher education institutions are taking important steps to enhance their identity and access management (IAM) readiness with a focus on enabling effective collaboration and resource sharing through Internet2’s InCommon Federation. Last month InCommon and NJEdge.Net, Inc. (Edge) officially kicked off their work with Brookdale Community College, Montclair State University, Ramapo College of…

November 20, 2024

One Federation, Many Agencies: How InCommon Simplifies Federal Compliance Requirements

By Ann West, AVP for trust and identity, Internet2 and Steve Zoppi, AVP, Services Integration and Architecture, Internet2 In October 2024, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced new multi-factor authentication (MFA) requirements for Research.gov access. Those of you following along at home probably remember the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requiring MFA for access to…

November 14, 2024

From Baltimore to Boston, We’re Off to the Races!

By Kevin Morooney – Vice President of Trust and Identity and NET+, Internet2 Reflecting on Futures2, Looking Forward to TechEX24 SUMMARY: Get leadership insight into the InCommon 2023 strategic planning process and what it means for the future of identity and access management in research and education. Join your colleagues at the 2024 Internet2 Technology…

November 5, 2024

InCommon’s 20-Year Milestone: Connecting and Supporting Researchers with Rachana Ananthakrishnan

By Kevin Morooney, vice president of Trust and Identity and NET+, Internet2 Estimated reading time: 6 minutes We are reaching the end of our year-long celebration of InCommon’s 20th birthday. As we draw to a close, we highlight an interview I held with a pivotal figure in the research and higher education (R&E) community: Rachana…

Helping to Secure Our World: 2024 Internet2 Opportunities for the Research & Education Cybersecurity Community

By Nick Lewis – Internet2 Program Manager Internet2 is a supporter of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) co-led by the National Cybersecurity Alliance and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Internet2 has many cybersecurity opportunities to engage the community throughout the year. Under the overall theme of “Secure Our World,” NCSAM encourages continued focus this…

October 21, 2024

InCommon Federation Service Enhancements: Metadata Query Service and Federated Access to Federation Manager

By Albert Wu, InCommon Federation Manager, Internet2 Trust & Identity In the spring, the InCommon Federation announced a series of long-awaited enhancements to Federation services. We are nearing the finish line for two of the projects, and we’d like to share an update so that you’re able to take full advantage of federated access to…

October 17, 2024

Grouper Deprovisioning, or Cleaning Out My Closet

By Chris Hyzer, University of Pennsylvania As a bit of a hoarder, I am not inclined to write this blog. But as someone who wants access to be correct, and who loves Eminem, I will do it anyway. How does clutter that requires cleaning out your closet happen in the access management realm? When people…

October 10, 2024

Minnesota and Michigan Nonprofits Collaborate with Internet2 to Advance Digital Inclusion with eduroam

Learning Network of Minnesota and Merit Network Join the eduroam Support Organizations Program to Bring Global Wi-Fi Access to Schools, Libraries, and More WASHINGTON, D.C., October 10, 2024 – K-12 students, teachers, and staff across Minnesota and Michigan will soon benefit from broader access to secure, seamless Wi-Fi through eduroam. Internet2 announced today that the…

October 3, 2024

20-Year Milestone: Making an Impact on Research with Kevin Thompson

By Kevin Morooney, Vice President of Trust and Identity and NET+, Internet2 We continue to celebrate InCommon’s 20th birthday with a series of forward-facing conversations featuring prominent leaders in the research and higher education (R&E) community. For this installment, I chatted with Kevin Thompson, a program director for the Directorate for Computer and Information Science…

October 9, 2024

Aligning IAM and Cybersecurity: Connections and Critical Success Factors

By Rob Carter, Duke University; Kevin Hickey, University of Detroit Mercy; Kevin Mackie, Oregon Health & Science University; and David Walker, Independent Editor’s Note: This article authored by Kevin Hickey, vice chair, and committee members Rob Carter and Kevin Mackie, and advisor David Walker marks the beginning of a Community Architecture Committee for Trust and…