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Title: InCommon Newsletter - November 2012

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November 2012

IAM Online Features CIFER Software Suite

The next IAM Online webinar (Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at 3 pm EST) will feature the CIFER project an agile, comprehensive, federation- and cloud-ready IAM solution suite delivered by and for the higher education community. This session will showcase how project campuses are addressing the challenges of IAM infrastructure and how CIFER. See the details and please plan to join us.

Federation Passes 1,200 Entity Mark

InCommon has now registered 1,200 entities in Federation metadata. This represents a 20 percent growth rate since the beginning of 2012. As of November 7, InCommon participants have registered 271 identity providers and 927 service providers in the metadata. You can see the current lists of entities, as well as a chart showing the growth in number of entities over the life of InCommon.

Fischer Announces Two-Year Free Access to Cloud Shibboleth IdP

Fischer International Identity, an InCommon Affiliate, has announced it will provide free access to its cloud-based Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP) federation solution for institutions with 5,000 or fewer users. Institutions will receive implementation and two years of Shibboleth IdP hosting with 24/7 management and support. Read the full release and see the company's "ignite federation" website for details.

InCommon Website Updated

InCommon has launched a redesign of its website to make it easier and quicker for visitors to find information about the various services. The last iteration of the website was created when federated identity management was InCommon's only service. Main changes include a new home page design with prominent buttons for each service area and a new interior page design with navigation specific to the service (federation, certificates, etc.).

New Certificate Service Subscribers

The InCommon Certificate Service has 205 subscribers, including these new subscribers in October.

• Auburn University
• Bucknell University
• Casper College
• Gallaudet University
• Southern Illinois University
• University of Notre Dame

New Participants in October

As of early November, InCommon has 468 participants. We welcome these new participants to the InCommon community

Higher Education

• California Community Colleges Chancellors Office (www.cccco.edu)
• Casper College (www.caspercollege.edu)
• Denison University (www.denison.edu)
• Franklin University (www.franklin.edu)

Sponsored Partner

• IDEO, LLC (www.ideo.com)

New Sponsored Partners

Data180 builds online software that makes academic institutions more efficient and more effective. The company's online solutions are focused on faculty activity reporting, e-portfolios, assessment management, and co-curricular transcripts. All applications are customizable and easy to use, and they reside in a hosted environment that is private and secure. Please visit www.data180.com to learn more about flexible solutions and responsive support.

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Featured Events

November 14, 2012
IAM Online - 3 pm ET
CIFER: An identity and access management suite for higher education

The monthly IAM Online webinar series will feature an overview of the CIFER Project, an IAM software suite being developed by the higher education community. Keith Hazelton and Dedra Chamberlin will provide the overview and an update on the status of the project.

Featured Affiliates

Fischer International’s award-winning identity management solution includes its “Federation On-Ramp,” a low-cost, managed solution that provides institutions with an immediate entry-way to the InCommon Federation and without having to dedicate or hire skilled resources to deploy and manage a federation infrastructure.

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, including Active Directory Federation Services 2.0, Windows Identity Foundation, Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010, and others.

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