February 8, 2024

CommEX24 Speaker Spotlight: Heidi Thompson and Kaitlin Wilcox of Grinnell College on the Important Partnership between IAM and BI

By Apryl Motley – InCommon Communications Lead Can – and should – there be a partnership between identity and access management (IAM) and business intelligence (BI)? For Heidi Thompson and Kaitlin Wilcox, identity and access analyst and director of business insights, respectively, at Grinnell College, the answer is a resounding yes. Thompson and Wilcox have…

January 18, 2024

Happy New Year from the Grouper Project! An Email List Use Case, Community Contributions, Upcoming Training, and More

By Chris Hyzer, University of Pennsylvania As we start 2024, it’s exciting to see the sustained energy around Grouper and the many outstanding community contributions. Last year was an important one for the Grouper project. We made huge strides on the provisioning framework and on Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC), and we kicked off a…

January 18, 2024

CommEX24 Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with ESnet’s Edward Balas

By Apryl Motley – InCommon Communications Lead “I like helping the R&E community gain insights into the networks we provide and how they are positively impacting our communities and broader society,” said Ed Balas when asked what he likes most about his job as measurement and analysis group lead at ESnet, which provides scientists with…

January 17, 2024

18 Members Selected for InCommon Steering and Advisory Committees in 2024

By Amber Rasche, Internet2 Senior Communications Specialist Internet2 and InCommon are pleased to welcome 18 members to the InCommon Steering Committee and InCommon Advisory Committees. Led by volunteers who offer insight and expertise in identity and access management (IAM), these committees identify shared challenges, devise best practices, and develop creative technical solutions to support IAM…

January 16, 2024

The Best IAM Advice Ever: The 2023 Edition

Edited by Apryl Motley, CAE – InCommon Communications Lead Throughout 2023, we asked members of the InCommon community to share the best identity and access management (IAM) advice they had ever received and from whom. Without further ado, here are 16 pieces of the best IAM advice ever. 1. Identity is not a product; it…

January 4, 2024

Level Up Your IAM Skills in 2024: Building a Secure Future Together

By Jean Chorazyczewski, Director of the InCommon Academy As we step into a new year, it’s a time for growth and new opportunities. Like getting fit or organized with the turn of the calendar, your commitment to leveling up your identity and access management (IAM) skills can truly transform your professional journey. At InCommon Academy,…

January 3, 2024

IAM Online Speaker Spotlight: SUNY Geneseo’s David Warden and Jack Truckenmiller

Learn More About How Recent Microsoft Announcement Signals a Win for Research and Education Institutions Using Microsoft Entra ID as Their Identity Provider Edited By Apryl Motley – InCommon Communications Lead In spring 2023, Microsoft published documentation and guidance on multilateral federation for Azure AD/Entra ID campuses – including information about solutions like Shibboleth and…

December 19, 2023

Transitional Technologies Working Group of eduroam Advisory Committee Develops Community Resource

Edited by Apryl Motley, InCommon Communications Lead Earlier this year, the eduroam Advisory Committee announced a new and ongoing repository for eduroam Transitional Technologies updates. Intended to complement the established eduroam Best Practices Guide, the Transitional Technologies Repository serves as community guidance surrounding new and emerging 802.1x technologies that may impact the eduroam user experience.…

December 13, 2023

Catalyst to Catalyst (Winter 2023): Ideas and Insights from InCommon Catalysts

Edited by Apryl Motley, CAE – InCommon Communications Lead 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 Catalyst as…

December 12, 2023

InCommon IAM Online Speaker Spotlight: Q&A with Microsoft Education Security Chief Technology Officer Corey Lee

By Apryl Motley – Technical Writer & Communications Lead, Internet2 Trust and Identity/NET+ Service Learn More About How Recent Microsoft Announcement Signals a Win for Multilateral Federation in the Research and Education Community This spring, Microsoft published documentation and guidance on multilateral federation for Azure AD/Entra ID campuses – including information about solutions like Shibboleth…