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29
Jul.
2021

Events Federation

Baseline Expectations Office Hours August 31

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes The InCommon Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB) invites the community to join its next Office Hours. The next Baseline Expectations 2 (BE2) Office Hour will be on Tuesday August 31, 2021 at 1 p.m. ET / Noon CT…

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18
Aug.
2021

Federation

Making it Easier for Researchers to Access Federated Services

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes In March 2020, the international science community asked schools and research organizations to help make it easier for researchers and scientists to join global collaborations formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A key component to…

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22
Jun.
2021

Federation Multifactor

The National Institutes of Health: Identity Assurance Requirement

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes June 22, 2021 This is the third in a series of emails regarding new login requirements from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Effective September 15, 2021, the NIH electronic Research Administration (eRA), will require you: To provide…

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15
Apr.
2021

Federation Community IAM Webinars

Updates on NIH Identity Requirements and Plans

Estimated reading time: 1 minute April 15, 2021 If you missed the April 14 IAM Online, featuring a discussion of new identity requirements for accessing some National Institutes of Health applications, you can view the recording and download the slides. In addition,…

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15
Apr.
2021

BaseCAMP Academy Federation Software

Registration Open for 2021 BaseCAMP

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes April 15, 2021 Are you new to identity and access management, the InCommon Federation or to the InCommon Trusted Access Platform? You are in luck! BaseCAMP 2021 is designed to answer your questions and allow you…

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05
Jan.
2021

Federation

Meeting the NSF CC* InCommon-Related Requirements

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes January 5, 2021 This page provides guidance to CIOs and PIs on how to address InCommon-related requirements that NSF CC* solicitations must include in their Campus Cyberinfrastructure Plans. The language in the solicitation is: The plan should include…

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08
Sep.
2020

Federation Community

Feedback Sought on Baseline Expectations v2

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes September 8, 2020 The InCommon Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB) has opened a consultation on a second set of Baseline Expectations, including three technical requirements aimed at improving security and the user experience.  Please review these expectations…

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19
Aug.
2020

Community Federation

InCommon Comments on NIST 800-63C

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes August 19, 2020 By Janemarie Duh (Lafayette College), Chair, InCommon Technical Advisory Committee InCommon has provided comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on its proposed revisions to SP 800-63C Digital Identity Guidelines: Federation…

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