Trust and Identity Newsletter

Read the latest Trust and Identity newsletter for information on the Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation, the TIER Campus Success Program's new working groups, and other highlights from InCommon, TIER, and Trust and Identity at Internet2.

2017 Trust and Identity Accomplishments Report

Support for collaboration, maturing delivery of software and services, and expanding and enhancing community trust were three overarching themes for Trust and Identity in 2017. Read about theaccomplishments of the Trust and Identity community, including InCommon, in this document. (Note, this link goes to the Internet2 website.)

Certificate Service Adds SSO and MFA for Campus Cert Administrators

The InCommon Certificate Services and nine university subscribers have successfully completed a pilot, testing the use of single sign-on (SSO) and multifactor authentication (MFA) to log in to the Comodo Certificate Manager. This long-requested feature is now available for any Certificate Service subscriber that also operates an Identity Provider in the InCommon Federation.

Ten Videos Cover Policies and Technologies of Federated Identity

The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC) has developed a series of videos that will take you through the policies and technologies of identity management on a local level, as well as how identity federations like InCommon are of value. There are 10 videos that cover the topics below. You will find background information at the NSRC's website.

InCommon, TIER, and Trust and Identity at Internet2

This whiteboard video provides an overview of how Internet2's trust and identity framework—including community-developed infrastructure services like InCommon and TIER—allows higher education institutions to offer collaborative experiences, run more efficient and secure IT operations, share improved administrative practices, and enable incredible discoveries.

Items of Interest