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Working Group Recommends Continued InCommon Investment in OpenID Federation
Following two years of investigation into the future of federated trust and a community consultation, the Profiling OpenID Federation for Research and Education (PORE) Working Group…
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OpenID Federation 30-Day Community Consultation is Now Open
Help Shape the Future of The InCommon Federation The Profiling OpenID Federation for Research and Education (PORE) working group spent two years investigating the future of…
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From Barriers to Best Practices: What We Learned from Our Community Conversation on Federated Identity in Academic Libraries
Librarians and identity and access management (IAM) practitioners are solving the same problem; they just don’t know it yet. That was the impetus behind the March…
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In Federation Security Incidents, You Alone Are Not Enough–With Sirtfi, You Are Not Alone: InCommon’s 2025 Cyber Security Cooperation Exercise
By Kyle Lewis, Chair, Sirtfi Exercise Planning Working Group In fall 2025, a grad student, Caroline Sweet, was recruited by the hacktivist group known as Stop…
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Making Federation Work for Libraries: Four Experts on Privacy, Trust, and Quick Wins
Why are academic libraries still relying on IP authentication when much of higher education has moved to federated identity? The answer isn’t what you might think….
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Federation Day at TechEX25: Connecting the Dots in InCommon Federation
InCommon Federation is hosting a new tutorial at the 2025 Internet2 Technology Exchange (in Denver, Colo., Dec. 8-12, 2025) – Federation Day – and you’re invited. …
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InCommon Federation Community Consultation through June 6: Recommendations for REFEDS Assurance Framework 2.0 Implementation
I am pleased to announce an InCommon Federation community consultation for the Assured Access Working Group’s guidance document: Recommendations for REFEDS Assurance Framework 2.0 Implementation for…
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Expanding Academic Horizons: How Federated Identity Can Transform Cross-Institutional Learning
2024 has been a pivotal year for InCommon, fueled by our Futures2 Strategy pushing new explorations and investments across the community. In reviewing our 20-year history,…
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The Future of InCommon Federation Services: 3 Important Enhancements
There’s a great deal on the horizon for the InCommon Federation in 2024. We’re pleased to announce three long-awaited enhancements to our services, and I’m excited…
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The Time to Meet InCommon Baseline Expectations 2 Requirements is Fast Approaching
By David St. Pierre Bantz, University of Alaska / InCommon Community Trust & Assurance Board, and Albert Wu, InCommon Federation Service Manager InCommon Participants established…