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20
Nov.
2020

Federation

Holiday changes for InCommon metadata signing

November 20, 2020 The upcoming holidays will affect the InCommon Federation metadata signing schedule. Thanksgiving Internet2 offices, thus InCommon, will be closed on November 25, 26 and 27, 2020. There will be no metadata signing on those three days.   Winter Seasonal Holidays Internet2 offices will be closed from December…

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06
Nov.
2020

Federation Community

Baseline Expectations 2 Take Effect

November 6, 2020 The InCommon Steering Committee has approved the second set of Baseline Expectations, including three technical requirements aimed at improving security and the user experience. This follows an extensive community collaboration and consultation process. Baseline Expectations 2 (BE2) includes three additional elements that all participants must meet during…

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10
Sep.
2020

Federation Community

Webinar: Baseline Expectations 2 Community Presentation and Discussion

September 10, 2020 Please plan to join a community presentation and discussion of the second round of Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation, which has just entered the community consultation phase. The InCommon Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB) will open the webinar with information about Baseline Expectations in general…

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13
May.
2020

Federation Community

Academic Collaboration Continues to Grow

May 13, 2020 Educational and research organizations continue to improve their support for collaborations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since a March 26 call to action, 35 institutions have joined more than 160 InCommon campuses and other organizations to help their faculty, staff, and students work together.  You can see…

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11
May.
2020

Federation

Data Management Made Easier: InCommon Releases Federation Manager 5

May 11, 2020 A major new release of the InCommon Federation Manager sports a new and friendly interface, streamlining the process for adding and editing information. Site administrators use the Federation Manager to manage their organization’s information, which is then used for communication with other InCommon participants.   Version 5.0 of…

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30
Apr.
2020

Federation Community

Open Discussion Slated for New Baseline Expectations

April 30, 2020 The InCommon Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB) has scheduled an open office hour to discuss the proposed new Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation. The session will take place Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at 1 pm ET (Noon CT, 11 am MT, 10 am PT). Zoom…

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29
Apr.
2020

IAM Webinars Academy Community Federation

May 13 IAM Online – Simplfying Access to Scholarly Content

April 29, 2020 Making things simpler for students, faculty, staff, and researchers has become even more important over the last several weeks. But “simplifying” can mean different things to people in different roles on campus. And it may mean something different for the publishers of scholarly content, too. A group…

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23
Apr.
2020

BaseCAMP Academy Federation Software

Registration Open for Virtual BaseCAMP 2020

April 23, 2020 Registration has opened for the Virtual BaseCAMP 2020, a five half-day workshop providing an introduction to identity and access management, the InCommon Federation, and the InCommon Trusted Access Platform suite of software and services. The BaseCAMP website includes the detailed program and registration details.

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16
Apr.
2020

Federation

Have you visited the new InCommon Federation wiki?

April 16, 2020 By Albert Wu In Fall 2019, the InCommon Federation launched a new consolidated Federation documentation wiki. This new wiki re-organizes materials developed over the years to make things easier to find and navigate. This is an integral part of our continued effort to make the InCommon…

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