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09
Jan.
2020
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Six universities will use the InCommon Trusted Access Platform software to help solve shared issues through the 2020 InCommon Collaboration Success Program (CSP). The seven-month long CSP focuses on adopting solutions to key identity and access management challenges…
09
Jan.
2020
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Looking to deploy InCommon-ready Shibboleth Service Provider and Identity Provider in a way that’s easy to install and manage? Want first-hand experience with the world of containers and how they can make your life easier? Are you ready…
09
Jan.
2020
Internet2 announced the selection of three new members to the InCommon Steering Committee which provides strategic direction, oversight, and recommendations for critical identity management services and offerings that benefit research and higher education in the U.S. The incoming steering committee members are: Michael Berman, chief information officer at The California…
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Nov.
2019
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes By Chris Hyzer, University of Pennsylvania Grouper, the access management component of the InCommon Trusted Access Platform, is continuing to evolve to meet the community’s needs. For many years, Grouper has been providing group and access management…
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Oct.
2019
New InCommon Participants As of October 17, 2019, InCommon had 1,029 participants. Here are the new participants since the last update in August: Higher Education College of Eastern IdahoJohn Carroll UniversityLewis-Clark State CollegeMars Hill University Research Organization Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Sponsored Partners Axle InformaticsChildren’s National Health SystemConcur TechnologiesRisk and…
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Oct.
2019
By Ken Klingenstein, Identity EvangelistInternet2 The Original Vision of federated identity anticipated a thriving ecosystem where attributes, more than identities, were carefully exchanged between holders of those attributes and relying parties to provide appropriate services. Privacy would be preserved; scalable access control would be enabled; users would be empowered. What…
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Oct.
2019
By Heather Flanagan (Note: This is the third in a series of blog posts highlighting key sessions at this year’s Technology Exchange (TechEx), December 9-13, 2019, in New Orleans). In September 2019, REFEDS (an association of national research and education federations, including InCommon), with the support of NORDUnet and…
09
Oct.
2019
Passwordless Authentication with Shibboleth and WebAuthn By Mary McKee and Shilen Patel (both of Duke University) (Note: This is the second in a series of blog posts highlighting key sessions at this year’s Technology Exchange (TechEx), December 9-13, 2019, in New Orleans). Multi-factor doesn’t have to mean multi-step. Duke Unlock lets…
01
Oct.
2019
InCommon needs enthusiastic volunteers to bring their unique expertise to our community groups. Serving on InCommon committees is an excellent way to serve the community, broaden your professional network, and develop and hone leadership skills. We invite you to nominate people for membership, including self-nomination. Nominations close on October 15,…
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Sep.
2019
By Ken Klingenstein (Note: This is the first in a series of blog posts highlighting key sessions at this year’s Technology Exchange (TechEx), December 9-13, 2019, in New Orleans). In the last few years, proxies and portals have become a common way for communities to integrate access to their…
