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Title: InCommon Update - September 2014

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September 2014

September 10 IAM Online Features Grouper New Release

The September IAM Online will provide an overview of the new features in the recently-released Grouper v2.2. Grouper is a rich access management system that gives control over access to resources to those with authority over those resources The new release features a completely new user interface and much more. Join the webinar on Weds., Sept. 10, at 2 pm ET. See the details here.

ACAMP and CAMP Part of Technology Exchange

Both Advance CAMP (ACAMP) and CAMP, InCommon's long-running identity and access management meetings, are part of the 2014 Technology Exchange, October 26-30, 2014, in Indianapolis, Indiana. ACAMP (October 27-28) will continue to employ its popular unconference format, while CAMP will include two tracks - CAMP 101 and CAMP 201 - to provide the basics of identity management and federated IdM (the 101 track), as well as U.S. and international case studies (the 201 track). See the Trust, Identity, and Middleware track on the TechEx program website.

InCommon eduGAIN Pilot Expands Support for International Research

InCommon has enhanced its support for international research organizations through a pilot that submits limited metadata to eduGAIN, as a first step toward interfederation. The pilot is a partnership with the Leonard E. Parker Center for Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and LIGO (the Laser Interfermoeter Gravitational Observatory. Read the details here.

Certificate Service Welcomes 300th Campus

The InCommon Certificate Service celebrates its 300th subscriber, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana! Created by and for the higher education community, the Certificate Service provides unlimited server, personal, and code-signing certificates for one fixed annual fee.

Server Certs for Use With IGTF Available

Digital certificates accredited by the Interoperable Global Trust Federation (IGTF) are now available to subscribers of Internet2’s InCommon Certificate Service. These certificates enable secure connections between services in XSEDE (the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment) and other cyberinfrastructure providers, including Open Science Grid and the European Grid Infrastructure. Our news feed has the complete announcement.

Five Working Groups to Move Services Forward

Five new community working groups have formed to address specific issues related to InCommon programs and services. All members of the InCommon community are welcome to participate. Topics range from "IdP of Last Resort" to "External Identities." A list and description of each is available on the wiki.

Certificate Service Adding Support for SHA-2 Profiles

Until just this year, virtually all SSL/TLS certificates were signed with the SHA-1 hashing algorithm. In November 2013, Microsoft announced that it had decided that it would no longer trust certificates signed with the SHA-1 hashing algorithm, effective January 2016. As a result, InCommon and its partner Comodo are in the process of making  available new certificate profiles that support SHA-2.

While virtually all mainstream applications (such as common web servers and popular web browsers) already support certs using SHA-2, legacy SHA-1 certs will remain available from the Certificate Service to accommodate any apps that haven't yet become SHA-2-ready.

Upcoming Events

September 10, 2014 - IAM Online - The New Grouper: Its New User Interface and More - 2 pm ET | 1 pm CT | 11 am PT

September 29-30, 2014 - InCommon Shibboleth Installation Workshops - New Jersey Institute of Technology - Newark, NJ

October 26-30, 2014 - CAMP and ACAMP at the Technology Exchange - Indianapolis

November 10-11, 2014 - InCommon Shibboleth Installation Workshops - University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Email Lists: Information and Conversation

InCommon has a number of email lists for you to join and keep abreast of work in federated identity and access management. You can participate in working groups (or just follow their progress), and/or join the participants list for general information and trouble-shooting. Details are at incommon.org/lists.html

Steering, TAC Minutes Available

InCommon Steering Minutes - Keep up on InCommon's policy-making entity. Minutes are available on the InCommon Collaborate wiki.

InCommon Technical Advisory Committee biweekly meeting minutes are available at https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/_QHkAg

Featured Affiliate

Since 2007, IDM Integration IDM Integration has been solving identity management problems, from single technical issues to comprehensive identity management solutions that integrate with existing systems. IDM Integration supports a wide variety of organizations, including corporate, nonprofit and academic, with a strong focus on commercial service providers.

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

New Certificate Service Subscribers

The InCommon Certificate Service now has 301 subscribers. We welcome these new members to the community.

 

• Coppin State University
• Fayetteville State University
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Saint Edward's University
• University of Mississippi
• University of New Hampshire
• University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Utah State University

Duo Security Multifactor Authentication Site License

InCommon and Duo Security offer two affordable pricing models for mobile-based second-factor authentication, including campus site licenses that can cover faculty/staff, student, medical centers, or all of the above. To date, 27 campuses subscribe to the site license and many more are piloting the program using the a la carte option. This month's new site license subscriber:

• Savannah College of Art & Design

New InCommon Participants

InCommon currently has 667 participants. We welcome these new participants to the InCommon community.

 

Higher Education

• Berklee College of Music
• Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
• Marshall University
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Saint Edward's University
• Savannah College of Art & Design
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore
• University of New Hampshire

Research Organizations

• U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific & Technical Information (OSTI)
• U.S. General Services Administration

Sponsored Partners

• Axiom Education
• Board Effect ,LLC
• Cloudpath Networks, Inc.
• Digital Architecture, Inc.
• First Advantage Enterprise Screening Corporation
• FuzeBox Software Group
• Halogen Software Inc.
• Lucid Software
• Mozy, Inc.
• Portfolium, Inc.
• The CBORD Group
• Toopher, Inc.
• Ubiquia, Inc.
• UPIC Solutions
• Upswing, Inc.

As a service to the community, each month, we invite our new Sponsored Partners to provide information about their services. These partners responded in time for this month's newsletter.

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Fuze is a cloud-based voice, video and content collaboration service that works across devices and rooms. Connect mobile and remote teams, collaborate with customers and partners, and easily include existing telepresence and video conferencing systems in calls. Start using Fuze today for free at www.fuze.com.

Lucid Software provides premium, cloud-based software that’s completely free for educational users. We have two programs: Lucidpress, an innovative program for layout and design, and Lucidchart, a diagram maker for wireframes, ERDs, network diagrams, and more. Lucid Software is proud to work with schools like Texas A&M, the University of Utah, Northwestern, and the University of Washington. We’re committed to education and look forward to partnering with other InCommon institutions.

Since 2005, Mozy by EMC has become the most trusted cloud data protection and access service for consumers and businesses globally. More than 6 million individuals and 100,000 businesses back up 90+ petabytes of information to the Mozy cloud. For more information, visit http://mozy.com

Portfolium (portfolium.com) is a cloud-based, e-portfolio network for students and alumni to showcase their academic and professional experiences to employers and admissions boards. By combining features typically reserved for social and professional networking platforms with the ability to create and aggregate multimedia content from across the web, Portfolium uniquely provides a deeper, all-encompassing view of a student’s passions, abilities and potential. Portfolium's university partners receive a suite of tools for their administrators, students, and alumni. These include exclusive, branded networks, analytics and tracking, and learning management features.

Toopher is invisible, location-based multifactor authentication designed around user behavior and powered by the geolocation capabilities of a mobile device. With Toopher's automation feature, which makes the authentication process invisible to the user, students, faculty and staff can go about university business with little to no change in their online access procedures.  Prevent data breaches, payroll data theft, direct deposit fraud, while providing users with a security solution they’ll actually want to use. Toopher was founded in 2011 by a University of Texas PhD student and an adjunct professor and is based in Austin, TX.

Ubiquia is pleased to announce its participation with InCommon. SQBX is a SaaS and mobile application used to receive packages, establish a chain of custody, and then capture proof of delivery for those packages. SQBX stores personnel and location data for advanced routing and easy delivery.  SQBX communicates package movements to employees via email. Our employee portal lets staff view their receipt history. Staff can also schedule package interoffice movements and outbound shipping requests. Through our membership with InCommon, SQBX now adds single sign on capabilities for educational and government agencies alike. Visit us at sqbxtracking.com.

Upswing (www.upswing.io) is an online retention service that partners with colleges to reduce student attrition by at least 10%. Upswing starts by offering an innovative online tutoring platform that allows students to use their computers to connect with both their college’s live support and Upswing’s academic coaches from anywhere in the world using audio, video, a virtual whiteboard and more. The company then partners with school administrators to provide real-time analytics and reporting around how, where, and when students are struggling most. For more information, contact Melvin Hines at

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