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19
Sep.
2022

Community

Our Valued Volunteers: 5 Questions for David Bantz,  IAM – University of Alaska 

By Apryl Motley, CAE - InCommon Communications Lead

Did you know that in 2021 InCommon volunteers collectively contributed 2,343 hours of time to help move the IAM community forward? We couldn’t do all we do without our valued volunteers. With this year’s Call for InCommon Advisory Committee Nominations currently underway, we are  highlighting some of our current and…

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24
Aug.
2022

Events

Get Your Game On! NET+ Hosts AWS Game Day at TechEX22

By Bob Flynn - Internet2 Program Manager, Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Services

If you’re up for an engrossing, wild ride that’s outrageous fun, then you’re ready for AWS Game Day @ TechEX 2022. AWS Game Day is “collaborative learning exercise that tests skills in implementing AWS solutions to solve real-world problems in a gamified, risk-free environment.”  Internet2 NET+,…

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22
Aug.
2022

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InCommon Academy Offers the Best Options Available for IAM Training This Fall

By Apryl Motley, InCommon Communications Lead

New season. New skills to learn and master. InCommon Academy is your one-stop connection to the best options for your team’s identity and access management (IAM) training this fall. Consistently rated 4.5 out of 5 stars, InCommon Academy workshops aren’t your run-of-the-mill training classes. …

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19
Aug.
2022

Community

Federated Identity Management Cookbook: New Community Resource Offers Primer, Time-Tested Recipes for IdM

By Amber Rasche - Senior Communications Specialist, Internet2

Eric Scott and Josh Drake CI Compass and its Identity Management (IdM) Working Group recently published The Federated Identity Management Cookbook, a new resource that provides time-tested recipes for building IdM capabilities for research cyberinfrastructure. It also serves as a primer on IdM concepts,…

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18
Aug.
2022

Catalyst

New to the Neighborhood: Provision IAM Joins InCommon Catalyst Program 

By Apryl Motley, InCommon Communications Lead

Jim Lookabaugh “Becoming a catalyst was a terrific fit for us, allowing us to foster deeper relationships within the research and education community,” said Jim Lookabaugh, customer solutions engineer at Provision IAM, about the company joining nine other catalysts in supporting the research and education community’s…

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16
Aug.
2022

Community

Bring Your Unique Expertise to InCommon Advisory Committees

By Apryl Motley, InCommon Communications Lead

InCommon Advisory Committee Nominations Now Open InCommon seeks enthusiastic volunteers to serve on its advisory committees. We invite your nominations for membership, including self-nominations. The window for nominations closes on Friday, October 21, 2022, and new terms start in January 2023. To submit a nomination, complete the Advisory Committee nomination…

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09
Aug.
2022

BaseCAMP Academy

Lightning Strikes Twice: Select BaseCAMP 2022 Videos Available Through IAM Online

By Apryl Motley, InCommon Communications Lead

BaseCAMP 2002 (held June 6-10) featured four fabulous Lightning Talks. These YouTube videos are now available through our IAM Online platform. Below is what you can expect to learn from each presentation. DevOps in 10Presenter: Dave Shafer, DevOps Manager, Trust and Identity, Internet2Learn how tools…

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27
Jul.
2022

Academy

Interest Period Extended for InCommon Collaboration Success Program 2022–2023 Cohort

By Apryl Motley - Technical Writer & Communications Lead, Internet2 Trust and Identity/NET+ Service

We have extended the expression of interest period for the InCommon Collaboration Success Program (CSP) 2022–2023 cohort until August 12. There’s still time to join us for the most collaborative program designed specifically for identity and access management in the research and education community. Whether…

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21
Jul.
2022

Events

Practice Makes Perfect: Come Exercise with Us

InCommon to Host First Ever Community Cybersecurity Event This Fall To increase cross-federation levels of trust in cybersecurity, InCommon is hosting its first-ever community Sirtfi cybersecurity exercise this fall. Sirtfi recently became part of InCommon’s baseline expectations.  The event is open to InCommon participants…

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21
Jul.
2022

Community

Up for Discussion: Remote ID Verification for Password Recovery

Edited by Apryl Motley, CAE - InCommon Communications Lead

Editor’s Note: Collaboration among IAM professionals through the InCommon community is proof positive that many heads are often better than one. Exchanges between peers via InCommon’s discussion list in particular illustrate community members’ willingness to work together to explore issues and problems of common interest.  Beginning this month, we plan…

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