August 9, 2023
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…
August 7, 2023
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…
July 24, 2023
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…
July 24, 2023
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,…
July 19, 2023
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…
July 12, 2023
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…
July 11, 2023
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…
July 10, 2023
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…
June 29, 2023
By John McCormack, InCommon Writer The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is an astronomical facility on top of Cerro Pachón, a mountain in Northern Chile. The Rubin Observatory will conduct a ten-year survey of the Southern Hemisphere sky (referred to as the Legacy Survey of Space and Time) with the goal of answering some of scientists’…
June 21, 2023
Lessons Learned During the 2022-23 InCommon Collaboration Success Program Cohort Congratulations to the 2022-23 InCommon Collaboration Success Program (CSP) Cohort participants! They concluded their work together earlier this month. Nine institutions participated in this year’s cohort: These organizations are now alumni contributors, joining their peers at 28 other research and education institutions that have participated…
