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How today's Registrar demands more from Identity Management Policy and Infrastructure. Thomas Black Bruce Vincent. Basic Concepts. Identity Management (in general) Trust Confederation InCommon Shibboleth. Three Use Cases. A.S.P.s Admissions Service Providers
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How today's Registrar demands more from Identity Management Policy and Infrastructure Thomas Black Bruce Vincent
Basic Concepts • Identity Management (in general) • Trust Confederation • InCommon • Shibboleth
Three Use Cases • A.S.P.s • Admissions Service Providers • Authorization of Identity in Perpetuity
A.S.P.s (Application Service Providers) • CollegeNet: What Do You Think? • On-line Course Evaluation System • Students and Faculty Access • Surveys and Compiled Reports • National Student Clearinghouse • On-line Enrollment Certification & Degree Verification • Students and Staff Access • Student Data
W.D.Y.T. Point of Dependency: File Exchanges • Participants must be introduced to the system in advance of launching the site each term. • Enrollment and Instructor data must be current at the 11th hour...
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N.S.C. Manual Account Setup and Active Account Problem: • Institutional contact fax’s the identity information to NSC to set up accounts. • Institutional contact is charged with notifying NSC if an account should be removed
Responding with Policy, Process and Technology The Need: Provide more services, leverage more service providers while improving security • Predefined trust relationship • Data standards for exchange • Control of disclosure • Adequate level of assurance
Responding with Policy, Process and Technology The Need: Support the university in maintaining a lifelong relationship with students • Persistent Identifiers (no reuse of certain identifiers) • Continuing to serve as identity provider • Reestablishing connection between identity and identifier • Ability to evolve name of individual
Admissions Service Providers: LSDAS & AMCAS • Nearly all applicants to Law and Medical Schools must use these services, respectively, in order to be considered for admission. • Gateway • Duplicative • Inefficient • Unnecessary
Transcript Ordering: LSAC & AMCAS • FERPA • Need for an electronic signature • Electronic response identity data Students, Graduates request electronic request & response AMCAS / LSDAS / any school elect. doc. xmision 1 2 3 • authenticated • add info • request document Stanford University
Authorizations for Life • Permanently Active Authorization Services • School to School: transcripts & certifications • Out-of-Boundary? • Vendors: music; videos, cars; tech components; journal clearinghouses • Services: insurance