September 17, 2025

IAM Online Speaker Spotlight: Beyond Authentication, When Secure Access Demands Identity Assurance

By Jody Tracy, InCommon Academy Program Manager If your institution collaborates with federal agencies on research or other initiatives, you’re familiar with the balance required between robust security and practical implementation. After an extensive analysis and review, a clear and documented approach is now available for decision-makers to confidently evaluate their identity proofing needs. On…

September 3, 2025

InCommon Advisory Committee Nominations Open Now Through Oct. 10

by Apryl Motley, CAE – Communications & Technical Writing Consultant InCommon seeks enthusiastic volunteers to serve on its advisory committees. We invite your nominations for membership, including self-nominations. The window for nominations closes on Friday, October 10, 2025, and new terms start in January 2026. It’s easy to submit a nomination for yourself or a…

August 26, 2025

InCommon Hosts Fourth Annual Cybersecurity Cooperation Exercise This Fall

By Kyle Lewis, Chair, Sirtfi Exercise Planning Working Group As part of its ongoing effort to increase cross-federation levels of trust in cybersecurity, InCommon is hosting its fourth annual Sirtfi cybersecurity cooperation exercise this fall. Sirtfi (Security Incident Response Trust Framework for Federated Identity) is part of InCommon’s baseline expectations. The event is open to…

August 25, 2025

5 Considerations for Navigating Hybrid IAM and Entra ID Implementation

By Jody Tracy, Program Manager, InCommon Academy In early August InCommon community members gathered for a Thread Meetup, “Navigating Hybrid Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Entra ID Implementation.” InCommon community members are at different phases of their Entra ID deployments and have exchanged insights about challenges and successes. The key takeaway is that organizations…

August 12, 2025

Grouper Therapy: TechEX-citement and Revamped Training

By Chris Hyzer, University of Pennsylvania and Grouper Lead at Internet2 Many higher education institutions are leading the way with innovative solutions. The more we stay connected and collaborate, the more time we save when we have similar problems to solve. I feel so strongly about sharing effort among other institutions that the abbreviated 2025…

August 5, 2025

Community Consultation on Deploying Subject Identifiers Now Open Through August 31

By Albert Wu, InCommon Federation Manager We are pleased to announce an InCommon Federation community consultation for the new guidance document, Deploying Subject Identifiers for InCommon Federation Participants. This consultation is open through Aug. 31, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET. You will need to sign into the Internet2 wiki to post your feedback — and…

July 15, 2025

IAM Modernization Is What You Make It: 6 Ways to Get Started

By The InCommon Academy Team On June 25, 2025, the InCommon Academy hosted a Thread Meetup about IAM Modernization for 50+ community members. The key themes that emerged from this discussion illustrated that while the technical aspects of IAM are complex, many of the most significant challenges are organizational, resource-related, and process-oriented. The golden thread,…

June 18, 2025

The “Intersection” of Grouper and AI: Opportunities and Next Steps

By Chris Hyzer, University of Pennsylvania, and Grouper Lead at Internet2 As an “old school” recreational rapper, I enjoy using AI tools to quickly produce nerdy songs for presentations. I would not be able to orchestrate this music in a reasonable amount of time on my own, and AI would not be able to make…

May 1, 2025

IAM Foundations: Career Insights from UT Austin’s Marta Lang

By Jean Chorazyczewski, InCommon Academy Director IAM Online: May 2025 Speaker Spotlight Have you ever tried to explain to someone outside research and higher education (R&E) why managing digital identities on campus is so complicated? Campuses are complex ecosystems where a single person might be simultaneously a student, staff member, teaching assistant, researcher, and alumnus.…

April 14, 2025

Building Momentum: How Small Daily Investments Can Help Shape the Future of Your IAM Career

By Chris Phillips, Member, Community Architecture Committee for Trust and Identity For over two decades and counting, I have had the privilege of working in the identity and access management (IAM) field, witnessing and participating firsthand in research and education (R&E) trust and identity (T&I) services and their global impact. Our success was, and continues…