- Be a Trustworthy and Collaborative InCommon Citizen
- April 12 IAM Online - Duo and Google 2-Step
- Trust and Identity Sessions at 2017 Global Summit
- TechEx Proposal Deadline April 28
- New Email List for Technical Discussions
- ServiceNow Rollout
- Enabling HTTP Compression for Metadata Aggregate
- InCommon Trust Model Document Consultation Closing April 10
- Shibboleth Installation Workshop Registration Open
- Key Reminders and Links
- Research & Scholarship Category Update
- New InCommon Participants
- New Certificate Service Subscribers
- New Duo Security Subscribers
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Be a Trustworthy and Collaborative InCommon Citizen |
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It’s springtime, when all of nature gets a fresh start. It is also a good time to take a quick review (and possibly renewal) of your InCommon citizenship. A good and trustworthy InCommon Citizen has:
- Complete and accurate InCommon Federation metadata. For what your partners need from you, see the wiki.
- Up-to-date federation software, such as the Shibboleth Identity Provider. You can see who is a good citizen (and who is not), on our Shib update page.
- That valued global Research and Scholarship Entity Category tag, enabling collaboration to happen without IT getting in the way. See the specification and also the migration suggestions on
the wiki.
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April 12 IAM Online - Duo and Google 2-Step
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How does your MFA project change as you scale up? How do you engage with nontechnical users and senior campus leadership? On the next IAM Online(Wednesday, April 12, 2 pm ET) Rich Graves, the information
security officer for both Carleton College and St. Olaf College, shares his experiences with both Duo and Google 2-Step. Details are at www.incommon.org/iamonline |
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Trust and Identity Sessions at 2017 Global Summit |
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The 2017 Internet2 Global Summit takes place April 23-26 in Washington, DC. If you are attending, here’s a handy list of the trust and identity sessions. |
TechEx Proposal Deadline April 28 |
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It may seem far off, but not really. The 2017 Technology Exchange is October 15-19 in San Francisco, but the deadline for proposals is April 28. TechEx is the premier trust and
identity technology meeting in the U.S. and we guarantee will be both stimulating and exhausting (but in a good way!). The trust and identity track will once again include tutorials, track sessions, and the unconference Advance CAMP (ACAMP). Please consider
submitting a track session proposal You can see a list of possible topic areas and the submission form on the meeting website. |
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New Email List for Technical Discussions
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The InCommon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has created a new email list for discussions about InCommon technical issues and direction, and to ask technical questions about the federation. To subscribe, send email to
with the subject: subscribe technical-discuss. |
ServiceNow Rollout |
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It might look almost the same when you send a support request or other type of email to
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a long time coming and we expect operational efficiencies and even quicker responses! |
Enabling HTTP Compression for Metadata Aggregate |
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With the growing size of the InCommon metadata aggregate (approaching 43MB), InCommon operations has enabled HTTP compression on the metadata server. This move is intended to help those who are encountering network bandwidth issues while refreshing metadata. Details
are on the wiki. |
Trust Model Document Consultation Closing April 10 |
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InCommon has opened a consultation for comments and feedback on “Trusted Relationships for Access Management: The InCommon Model.” This new document provides a high-level introduction to the model
for trusted relationships within the InCommon Federation for executives and business managers who have responsibility for the policy, legal, and technical aspects of identity and access management at their institutions. The consultation is open through April
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Shibboleth Installation Workshop Registration Open |
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Registration is open for the next InCommon Shibboleth Installation Workshop, scheduled at the University of Denver, June 13-14. This two-day workshop focuses on installation
of the Shibboleth identity provider and service provider software. The sessions also include discussions on configuration and suggested practices for federation. Attendance is limited to 40 for each session. Other upcoming 2017 Shibboleth Training sessions:
- July 19-20 (tentative) - Lafayette College (Easton, PA)
- Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 - National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD)
- TBD - University of Washington (Seattle)
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Key Reminders and Links |
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For Cert Service Subscribers: Comodo is moving notices concerning the status of the Certificate Manager system and notices of scheduled maintenance to a new status
service. Please visit the new service and click on “subscribe” to continue to receive such notices.
The TIER (Trust and Identity in Education and Research) software developers are looking for campuses to kick the tires of the Production Candidate software and provide feedback and comments. You can find the details and
download information on the TIER Package Delivery wiki.
- InCommon Steering Committee minutes
- InCommon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) minutes
- InCommon Assurance Advisory Committee (AAC) minutes
- InCommon Working Groups Home
- Propose an IAM Online topic
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Research & Scholarship Category Update |
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The R&S Category list of Service Providers has increased by 3, bringing the total to 77 InCommon Service Providers in the international REFEDS R&S category.:
Internet2 Visible Network
Internet2 Analytics
Internet2 Collaboration Login
On the Identity Provider side, 52 InCommon Identity Providers have declared that they release the appropriate attribute set to the REFEDS category, including a new declaration from Southern Methodist University.
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New InCommon Participants |
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As of April 3, 2017, InCommon has 926 participants taking advantage of one or more InCommon services. InCommon welcomed these organizations during March:
Higher Ed
Earlham College
Riverside Community College District
Santa Clara University
Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District
Yosemite Community College District
Sponsored Partners
ID Solutions
Meditract
Research Organization
Van Andel Research Institute
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New InCommon Certificate Service Subscribers
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As of April 3, 2017, 399 organizations subscribe to the InCommon Certificate Service, which provides unlimited certificates for all domains owned by a university at one
annual fee. These are the new subscribers in March:
Marquette University
New Mexico State University - Main Campus
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Duo Security Subscribers
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As of April 3, 2017, 127 organizations subscribe to the Duo Security multifactor authentication service offered through InCommon. March's new subscribers:
Amherst College
Gustavus Adolphus College
Oakland Community College
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InCommon Update
