October 21, 2024
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
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
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
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
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…
October 7, 2024
By: Jean Chorazyczewski, InCommon Academy Director IAM Online: October 2024 Speaker Spotlight Article eduroam was started to enable roaming access for researchers. It has since evolved to serve as a standard configuration approach for wireless access in education and research and network trust and privacy have become paramount. On Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at 1…
September 19, 2024
By Iain Oldman – Copywriter, Content Marketing, Internet2 As part of InCommon Academy’s mission to meet the professional development needs of the identity and access management (IAM) community, we are excited to offer a new training course to enhance your knowledge of group and role synchronization solutions. This December, InCommon Academy is running MidPoint Deployment:…
September 26, 2024
Kevin Morooney, vice president of Trust and Identity and NET+, Internet2 Continuing our celebration of InCommon’s 20th birthday, we bring you a conversation with another influential voice in the research and higher education (R&E) community: Sean Reynolds, vice president for Information Technology and CIO at Northwestern University. Sean remains a dedicated and active volunteer with…
September 19, 2024
Edited by Apryl Motley, CAE – Communications & Technical Writing Consultant As part of our ongoing commitment to providing you with additional opportunities to benefit from the insights and expertise of InCommon Catalysts, we are continuing their quarterly Q&A column, Catalyst to Catalyst, which we feature in our e-newsletter InCommon News. Think of Catalyst to…
September 18, 2024
By Brett Bieber, Chair, eduroam-US Advisory Committee We’re excited that Internet2 will once again host Mobility Day in conjunction with the 2024 Internet2 Technology Exchange, from December 9-13, in Boston, Massachusetts. Please mark your calendars for Monday, December 9, 1-4:30 p.m., and plan to attend as a participant or presenter. Review the agenda from last…
