This is a roadmap for operationalizing eduGAIN participation in the InCommon Federation.
Operational Timeline
Contents:
A Global Metadata Aggregator that imports eduGAIN metadata as outlined in this document has been developed and deployed by InCommon Operations. Using this new infrastructure, a snapshot of InCommon metadata was taken on January 15, 2016.
Milestones
Phase 0 [DONE] Introduce the MD-RPI schema
Introduce the MD-RPI schema into production metadata.
- Introduce the
<mdrpi:RegistrationInfo>
element into production metadata - Introduce the
registered-by-incommon
entity attribute into production metadata - Introduce the
<mdrpi:PublicationInfo>
element into production metadata- Align with the
<mdrpi:PublicationInfo>
element in the export aggregate
- Align with the
For more info: Registered By InCommon Category
Phase 1 [DONE] Deploy user interfaces in the FM
There are 1037 global SP entities in eduGAIN metadata (as of January 15, 2016)
Deploy user interfaces in the Federation Manager. Perform the following operations:
- Deploy an updated user interface for requested attributes in the Federation Manager
- Deprecate SAML1-format
<md:RequestedAttribute>
elements in SP metadata - Support the
isRequired
XML attribute in SP metadata
- Deprecate SAML1-format
- Deploy a user interface for IdPs in the Federation Manager
- Give Site Administrators the ability to self-assert membership in the Hide From Discovery Category
- Deploy initial user interfaces for IdPs and SPs in the Federation Manager
- Give Site Administrators the ability to opt out of default export of IdP metadata
- Give Site Administrators the ability to explicitly opt into the export of SP metadata
For more info: FM Change Log
Phase 2 [DONE] Import eduGAIN metadata into the preview aggregate
There are 1521 global IdP entities in eduGAIN metadata (as of January 15, 2016)
Import eduGAIN metadata into the preview aggregate. Perform the following operation:
- Import global metadata into the preview aggregate
- Advise deployers to point their pre-production systems at the preview aggregate
Post-Phase 2 Metrics
Phase 3 [DONE] Begin production integration with eduGAIN
Sync the main production aggregate with the preview aggregate and begin exporting metadata at scale to eduGAIN. Perform the following operations in order:
- Deploy final user interfaces for IdPs and SPs in the Federation Manager
- Continue to give Site Administrators the ability to opt out of default export of IdP metadata
- Continue to give Site Administrators the ability to explicitly opt into the export of SP metadata
- Import global metadata into the main production aggregate
- Sync the main production aggregate with the preview aggregate
- Maintain the fallback aggregate for a minimum of one month
- Export InCommon metadata to eduGAIN
- Export all IdP metadata by default, except those IdPs that have explicitly opted out
- Export SP metadata on demand, for those SPs that have explicitly opted in
Phase 4 [March 15, 2016] Complete production integration with eduGAIN
Sync all metadata aggregates in the pipeline.
- Import global metadata into the fallback aggregate
- Sync the fallback aggregate with the main production aggregate.