News and information about InCommon Academy offerings

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Title: InCommon Update: November 2011

Providing a framework of trust for the safe sharing of online resources.

Featured Events

November 7-8, 2011
Shibboleth Workshop Series, providing installation experience with Shibboleth, at the California State Univ. Chancellor's Office, in Long Beach.

December 14, 2011 - 3 pm ET
IAM Online - Multi-Factor Authentication

Coming in 2012
Shibboleth Workshop Series - InCommon is planning four workshops for 2012. Stay tuned as we confirm sites and dates.

Featured
InCommon Affiliate

The InCommon Affiliate Program connects higher education institutions and their federating partners with commercial or non-profit organizations that provide software, content, guidance, support, and implementation and integration services related to participating in the federation.

Microsoft’s identity and access management solution is built on Active Directory, a directory service in Windows Server, and also includes a number of technologies and services.

InCommon
Certificate Service

The InCommon Certificate Service offers unlimited SSL certificates (including extended validation), client (personal) certificates, and code signing certificates for one fixed annual fee.

 

 

 

November 2011

In This Issue

• InCommon Receives Online Trust Leadership Award
• Federate with Research.gov
• InCommon Sets 2012 Fees
• Resources Available from Internet2 Member Meeting
• First Year of Certificate Service: Tens of Thousands Issued
• New Participants in October

InCommon Receives
Online Trust Leadership Award

The Online Trust Alliance has presented InCommon with its 2011 Online Trust Leadership Award in the “Excellence in Higher Education” category. The award recognizes InCommon for its leadership and commitment to best practices, services and technologies that enhance online trust.

Federate with Research.gov

InCommon participants can provide their faculty and staff with the ability to log into the National Science Foundation's Research.gov site using their university-issued user ID and password. Once logged into Research.gov using university credentials, PIs and co-PIs can connect seamlessly to FastLane's Principal Investigator services.

InCommon Sets 2012 Fees

The InCommon Steering Committee has approved a new fee schedule for 2012, the first increase since 2010. Under the new fee schedule, annual participation fees will range from $1,180 to $3,250.

Resources from Internet2 Member Meeting

A number of print and video items from the 2011 Fall Member Meeting are now available. See the links and downloads here.

First Year of Certificate Service:
Tens of Thousands Issued

Comodo, InCommon's partner in the InCommon Certificate Service, has announced that it has issued tens of thousands of certificates to more than 120 colleges and universities in the first year of the InCommon Certificate Service. Read Comodo's release . . .

New Participants in October

Higher Education

• Bridgewater College (www.bridgewater.edu)
• Colby College (www.colby.edu)
• Kansas State University (www.ksu.edu)
• Nazareth College of Rochester (www.naz.edu)
• Towson University (www.towson.edu)
• University of Tulsa (www.utulsa.edu)
  

Sponsored Partners

• EduBlogs (www.edublogs.org/campus)
  

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