InCommon and Internet2 will be closed the week of December 26 and will reopen on
January 3. Last year we had no requests for metadata to be signed over the
holiday week. We hope your holidays this year are just as restful, but in case
you're busy trimming new metadata...
This year we plan to be available mid-day on Wednesday, December 28, in case
anyone is in need of metadata updates. If we receive any update requests prior
to noon (ET) on December 28, we will sign metadata that afternoon. Requests
received after Dec. 28 (noon) will be signed on January 3, 2012.
Thanks to all InCommon Identity Providers (218) and Service Providers (692) for
a busy and productive year.
https://incommon.org/federation/all-entities.html
ECAR's Identity Management in Higher Education, 2011 Report (published June 2, 2011) is now available to the public. You may access the 2011 report, methodology, survey instrument, case study, and more.
You can also hear a presentation on the finding from ECAR's Mark Sheehan in this archived IAM Online, presented by InCommon and EDUCAUSE.
IAM Online - Wednesday, January 11, 2012
3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. MT / Noon PT
www.incommon.org/iamonline
Using Federated Identity for NSF- and NIH-Funded Cyberinfrastructure
Both the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health support a number of cyberinfrastructure projects around the country. Researchers and scientists at your campus may participate in one or more such projects (or be interested in doing so). But what are the policy and technical issues you face in helping your faculty and researchers seamlessly connect with such projects? How can federated identity help and, more importantly, what are the issues and barriers involved? We’ll present a case study from the NIH-funded Indiana Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and a roadmap to using InCommon and federated identity for participating in cyberinfrastructure projects funded by NSF.
Speakers
Bill Barnett, Director of Information Architectures, Indiana Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Indiana University
Von Welch, Deputy Director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research, Indiana University
Host/Moderator
Tom Barton, Senior Director for Architecture, Integration & Security and Chief Information Security Officer, University of Chicago
Connecting
We use Adobe Connect for slide sharing and audio: http://internet2.adobeconnect.com/iam-online. For more details, including back-up phone bridge information, see www.incommon.org/iamonline.
ABOUT IAM Online
IAM Online is a monthly online education series including essentials of federated identity management, hot topics from the EDUCAUSE Identity and Access Management Working Group, and emerging topics in IAM. Experts provide overviews, answer questions and lead discussions. IAM is brought to you by InCommon in cooperation with Internet2 and the EDUCAUSE Identity and Access Management Working Group.
EDUCAUSE, Internet2, and REN-ISAC remind you that the deadline for submitting presentation proposals for the 10th annual Security Professionals Conference is quickly approaching - December 16, 2011. SPC will take place in Indianapolis (and Online), May 15-17, 2012. For a summary and all a the links you'll need, see the online flyer.
Who attends SPC? Here's a paragraph from the website:
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Our goal as information security professionals is to support our constituents’ ability to take advantage of modern computing in safe and secure ways. As the definition of “security” grows to include privacy, identity management, physical security, information assurance, and more, it is imperative to share information and experiences with peers. Share your expertise and answer the call to propose at the Security Professionals Conference.
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Students and faculty at campuses throughout Ohio may now more easily collaborate with each other and access educational resources using a single login issued by their host institutions.
The Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet) and Internet2 agreed to a standard InCommon participation agreement, which streamlines the process for Ohio's 14 public universities and 23 public community colleges to join InCommon and saving member institutions time and money.
Read the full news release on OARnet's website.
The December 2011 issue of the InCommon Update is now available online. In this issue:
- Populate Those Metadata Elements
- OARnet Develops Common Agreement for Ohio Schools
- New Certificate Service Subscribers
- Speaking of Certificates, Kudos to Northwestern
- New Participants in November