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[Dean Woodbeck <>]

InCommon News

July 7, 2011

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In This Issue:

* Legacy WAYF Decommissioned

* July 13 IAM Online: ECAR’s 2011 Study of Identity Management in Higher Ed.

* Shibboleth Installation Workshops July 21-22 in Milwaukee

* Certificate Service Introduces Code Signing Certificates

* Maryland Consortium Provides Template for Joining InCommon

* Email List Added for Assurance Discussions

* InCommon Expands to Include Research Organizations

* New Participants in June

* Featured Affiliate: Gluu

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Legacy WAYF Decommissioned 

As of July 6, InCommon has discontinued the legacy WAYF and has removed the redirect that led users to the Discovery Service. Users reaching the legacy WAYF will now view an error message with a link to the DS. See the original WAYF retirement announcement at https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/OgBoAQ.

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July 13 IAM Online: ECAR’s 2011 Study of Identity Management in Higher Ed. 

In the next IAM Online (Weds., July 13, 3 p.m. EDT), Mark Sheehan, senior research analyst at the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR), will discuss the findings of the 2011 study of identity management in higher education, which includes responses from more than 300 institutions and builds on ECAR’s 2006 study. For more details and information on how to connect, go to www.incommon.org/iamonline.

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Shibboleth Installation Workshops July 21-22 in Milwaukee

Need training on Shibboleth installation and support? Register now for the Shibboleth Workshop Series in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 21 for the IdP and July 22 for the SP. Leave the Shibboleth Workshops with an installed instance of the identity provider and/or the service provider software. www.incommon.org/educate/shibboleth

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Certificate Service Introduces Code Signing Certificates

InCommon has announced that Code Signing Certificates are now available to all subscribers of the InCommon Certificate Service. The InCommon Certificate Service, serving colleges and universities in the U.S., allows subscribers to issue unlimited certificates, including SSL, Extended Validation, client (personal), and code signing certificates for all of the domains they own – including .edu, .org, .net, .com, and others. More information is at www.incommon.org/cert.

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Maryland Consortium Provides Template for Joining InCommon

MEEC (the Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium) has entered into an agreement with InCommon, developing template agreements for MEEC members - both private and public - for joining InCommon. These template participation agreements have already been vetted by attorneys and have been approved by both MEEC and InCommon. See the details at https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/8pCKAQ.

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Email List Added for Assurance Discussions

InCommon has added a new discussion list for those interested in the InCommon Assurance Program (also known as Bronze and Silver Identity Assurance Profiles). For details, and information on subscribing, go to https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/fo_KAQ.

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InCommon Expands to Include Research Organizations

Research organizations, including government labs and virtual organizations, can now join InCommon and take advantage of federated identity management for shared services, scientific collaborations, and other online applications. See the full story at https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/G4_KAQ.

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New Participants in June

Higher Education

* Lehigh University (www.lehigh.edu)

* University of Kansas (www.ku.edu)

Research Organizations

* SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (www.slac.stanford.edu)

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About SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Located in Menlo Park, California, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is home to some of the world's most cutting-edge technologies, used by researchers worldwide to uncover scientific mysteries on the smallest and largest scales--from the workings of the atom to the mysteries of the cosmos. SLAC is a multi-program laboratory exploring frontier questions in photon science, astrophysics, particle physics and accelerator research. SLAC is operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.

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Featured InCommon Affiliate: Gluu

Gluu (www.gluu.org) makes it easier for organizations to implement federated identity. Gluu’s Federated Identity Appliance, based on Shibboleth and identity virtualization, is an on-premise solution monitored 24×7 and supported by Gluu. Once deployed, federating with new service providers (relying parties) can be accomplished using Gluu’s web-based dashboard. The Federated Identity Appliance, by mapping identity data from existing data stores, can be deployed quickly, and addresses all the installation and operational issues of an organizational federated identity service at a predictable annual cost. The Federated Identity Appliance can be deployed as on-premise hardware or a cloud VM instance.

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