Researchers’ time is best spent on delivering groundbreaking innovation – and not on managing multiple logins when they could be advancing knowledge and collaboration across the research and education community. Cirrus Identity, an InCommon Catalyst, and the InCommon Federation eliminate this potential barrier to progress by managing all the complex identity management infrastructure between organizations. Cirrus’s cloud-based solution, Identity Provider Proxy, enables organizations to quickly set up secure access to InCommon-enabled shared resources across institutions without the burden of maintaining on-site systems.
Cirrus Identity has helped Duke University, EDUCAUSE, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and UNC Chapel Hill quickly enable access to shared applications for researchers (and other users) from InCommon-member institutions. It’s easy to configure the Cirrus Identity Proxy, so researchers can use their home institution’s username and password to access the needed applications. Read the case study.
“Cirrus Identity helped us streamline access to our training and conference resources for over 360 InCommon institutions,” said Neena Weng, director of web services at EDUCAUSE. “We are pleased with the stability and responsiveness of the service.”
With grant funding and limited timelines, responsiveness and flexibility are key. Research IT is challenged to quickly and efficiently find and implement technical solutions to meet the easy access needs of distributed research teams across many institutions. The Cirrus Identity solution is a cloud hosted and managed SaaS solution that can be easily spun up and decommissioned for the life of a grant.
To learn more about this effort, read the full case study.
About Cirrus Identity
Cirrus Identity was founded in 2013. Its engineering and customer support teams all have extensive experience in identity management on campuses like UC Berkeley, Stanford, Duke, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, and more. Even as the Cirrus team has grown over the past 10 years, it has maintained its roots in the research and education community.
Cirrus Identity was founded in 2013. Its engineering and customer support teams all have extensive experience in identity management on campuses like UC Berkeley, Stanford, Duke, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, and more. Even as the Cirrus team has grown over the past 10 years, it has maintained its roots in the research and education community.
About the InCommon Catalyst Program
The InCommon Catalyst Program, launched in June 2021, assists higher education institutions, research organizations, and sponsored partners in their efforts to enable better security, access to services, and user experience through InCommon’s integrated service and software solutions. A group of industry leaders and Internet2 members that actively contribute to IAM within the R&E community, InCommon Catalysts offer a wide range of IAM support services. If you’re interested in leveraging the experience and expertise of an InCommon Catalyst to solve a particular challenge or devise a roadmap for a full IAM reboot, feel free to reach out directly.