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One Year of REFEDS

One Year of REFEDS. Licia Florio, TERENA. Internet2 Meeting, Raleigh 2 Oct, 2011. Some Dates. 2005 2010. Why, What, Who. Why : To give a ‘voice’ to the R&E community. What : To harmonise best practises, policies & technologies

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One Year of REFEDS

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  1. One Year of REFEDS Licia Florio, TERENA Internet2 Meeting, Raleigh 2 Oct, 2011

  2. Some Dates 2005 2010

  3. Why, What, Who Why: • To give a ‘voice’ to the R&E community What: • To harmonise best practises, policies & technologies • To make federations more user-friendly • To influence directions in the global identity space REFEDS Who: • Experts in the identity technologies • Identity Federations around the globe • User-groups • Service providers

  4. One Year Later…

  5. Website http://www.refeds.org

  6. Governance • WHO • - 6 people • - https://refeds.org/about_work.html REFEDs Participants REFEDs SC • WHAT • - Approves yearly plan • - Monitors execution • - Advice REFEDS REFEDs Workplan Volunteer work Funded work REFEDs Sponsors Funding used to finance the workplan • 2010 2011 Plan

  7. Barrier for Service Providers • Multiple legal documents • Common clauses but presented in different ways • Charging Fees • Different federations = different business model • Data Protection • Different legal requirements in different countries. • And there is more! https://refeds.terena.org/index.php/Barriers_for_Service_Providers

  8. PEER • PEER Project: • Public End-Point Entities Registry • https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/PEER/Home

  9. Federation Harmonisation • Attribute Release WG • (Steven Carmody) • Student information in US and in EU • (Andrew Cormack) • Comparison of legal requirements on handling students’ personal data under EU Data Protection Directive and the US Family Education Rights and Privacy Act.

  10. LoA • LEGO WG • Joint activity between REFEDS and OIX • LEGO AIM • to produce guidelines for R&E federations that wish to become certified OIX assessors for the OIX FICAM Profile at LOA1. https://refeds.terena.org/index.php/LEGO

  11. Looking ahead…

  12. 2011 – 2012 Plan • REF1: REFEDS Coordination and Promotion • REF2: Barriers to Effective Federation Use • Covers domestication • REF3: Boundary Solutions • Rewriting proxies proposals • Federation Harmonisation • Attribute-release WG • Inter-federation • PEER • LoA • LEGO

  13. 2011 -2012 Sep 2011 – Dec 2012; • Budget for 100 K euro • Open call for manpower Plan under approval!

  14. FAQ • How do I create a new work item? • Email the list for feedback and ask for volunteers; • Take responsibility for the work; • Define a small plan with milestones; • How do I apply for funding? • Prepare a short plan: • Budget and output; • Fit with REFEDS goals; • Get feedback from REFEDS list; • SC will approve (or not);

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