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The first step is to provide support for requested attributes in InCommon metadata. It is anticipated that an An initial implementation of SP Attribute Requirements will be complete by was debuted at the Spring 2011 Internet2 Member Meeting. Deployment throughout the Federation will commence in June 2011 and ramp up after the Member Meeting is overas we approach the new 2011–2012 academic year.
The second step is to provide support for user consent in the IdP software. SWITCH, the Swiss federation, has led the way by developing a Shibboleth add-on called uApprove that is widely deployed within the SWITCH federation. Early-adopter InCommon IdPs can use uApprove today; a few InCommon early-adopter IdPs have already done so.
The Shibboleth team is working to integrate uApprove more closely into Shibboleth IdP v3.0, which is scheduled to be released in 2012. When this happens we will encourage all Shibboleth-using InCommon IdPs to deploy IdP v3.0, subject to organizational policies and procedures of course. In the mean time, participants should seriously consider whether to deploy uApprove as an add-on.
While different IdPs will have different policies regarding attribute management and release, it makes sense for InCommon participants to develop consensus on standard policy options. We hope federation participants, both IdPs and SPs, will be interested in contributing to these discussions as strive make this vision a reality within the Federation.