The [OSSIDM4HE Project] is an initiative intended to advance the development and adoption of open source identity management software for higher education. This initiative is a direct result of conversations among identity management architects, application developers, and campus technologists any who have identified a need for increased availability and promotion of affordable, sustainable, and suitable identity solutions for their campuses.
The project aims to achieve the following goals:
- Provide information on current viable open source identity management technologies, suitable for both technologists and management, to inform procurement processes.
- Assess the state of emerging open source identity management technologies, to better align resources towards developing projects.
- Develop and document a reference architecture for identity and access management in higher education, based on open standards.
- Identify gaps in the open source identity management stack, and potential approaches for filling those gaps.
- Marshal resources to help deployers take advantage of available open source identity management technologies, to help emerging technologies to develop, and to fill gaps not currently being addressed.