Note that section numbers may change over time as sections are added, deleted or moved.
January 28, 2011 version:
- General copy editing pass
- Added reference to SWAMI document.
January 20, 2011 version:
- Added copyright and license, copying what is being done in ACCI CBTF reports.
- Removed forward cross-references before Section B to allow for creation of abbreviated version.
- Incorporated corrections from Tom S.
- Changed title of section A from "Motivations, Challenges and Overview" to "Benefits, Challenges and Overview". In general replaced "motivations" with "benefits" throughout section.
- Section A.2: Added discussion of attributes.
- Section A.2: Added a couple sentences on InCommon governance and relationship to I2
- Section A.2: Added brief description of sponsorship and the fact InC contains sponsored organizations.
- Section A.3.1: Added pointer to NIH Federation wiki.
- Section A.3.2: Added quote from Scott K.
- Section A.4.4 on effort has been reduced to a table. Text has been moved to Section C.2
- Section A.5: Added discussion of social network Ids being complementary to InCommon.
- Section B.3.6: Added guest accounts and social networking ids as alternatives for CI projects with non-InC users.
- Section C.1.4: Clarified that Bronze does not require id vetting and NIH requires Bronze/LOA1. Clarified CI projects may want to consider both Bronze and Silver, added remark about TeraGrid's use of InCommon basic with their own identity vetting.
- Section C.4: Added discussion about attributes needed once vs each user session. Added discussion about what self-asserted vs institutional-asserted attributes.
- Section D: Added 'Pseudononymous authentication'. Removed footnote on page 15.
- Section F.1.3: Added pointer to FedApps working group.
January 3, 2011 version