InCommon has added a new discussion list for those interested in the InCommon Assurance Program (also known as Bronze and Silver Identity Assurance Profiles). The list will serve as a place for InCommon participants to pose questions and answers about the Assurance program itself, including requirements and compliance, as well as have discussions about individual campuses and groups of campuses working to adopt Bronze and Silver.

The Identity Assurance program provides a set of standards for best practices in identity management. Some online services, such as those related to financial aid and managing federal research grants, will require higher levels of assurance. Some federal government agencies plan to offer these services in Fall 2011.

To subscribe to this discussion list, send email to sympa@incommon.org with this in the subject line: subscribe assurance.

For more information about the Assurance program, see www.incommon.org/assurance.