The Big Picture - Introduction to Federated Identity Management
Speakers:
Larry Conrad, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mark Scheible, Manager of Identity and Access Management, North Carolina State University
Interested in learning about the major concepts and terms of federated identity and access management and why it's important? If you are new to this topic or would like an overall map of where the pieces fit at an institutional level, consider registering for this introductory pre-meeting seminar.
This session will answer these questions:
- What is federated identity management?
- What are the basic terms and concepts?
- What are the overall policy and security considerations?
- Why is it important and what are the primary challenges that federated identity management addresses?
This pre-meeting seminar is intended to provide an introduction to the topics covered at CAMP, offer you a chance to develop your own big picture of federated identity management, and prepare you to participate more fully at the primary meeting. The seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Monday June 21. Separate registration is required.