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Consortium

Consortium. Christoph Witzig, SWITCH On behalf of the Shibboleth Consortium christoph.witzig@switch.ch. A little bit of history … (1/2). The successful deployment of Shibboleth by so many federations … … raises the need for sustainability of the software  Shibboleth consortium.

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Consortium

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  1. Consortium Christoph Witzig, SWITCH On behalf of the Shibboleth Consortium christoph.witzig@switch.ch

  2. A little bit of history … (1/2) • The successful deployment of Shibboleth by so many federations … • … raises the need for sustainability of the software •  Shibboleth consortium

  3. A little bit of history … (2/2) • Intention: Initial setup by internet2, JISC and SWITCH • followed by inclusion of many other stakeholders • Initial effort enabled funding of developers between Aug 2010 – July 2012

  4. Current Status (1/2) • Consortium board: • R.Bruce, JISC • S. Cantor (representing the development team) • S.Waggener, Internet2 • C.Witzig, SWITCH • N.Harris, JISC as consortium manager

  5. Current Status • Funding in place for all core developers until August 2013 • Contracts issued • Information on renewal in May 2013 • Lack of developers, inefficiencies due to multiple assignments • Intention of consortium board:shift from “given the (little) manpower, what can we do”to “what needs to be done and how many resources does that need”

  6. Current Plan: Development • Develop (rolling) 6-quarter development and deliverable plan • Initial time horizon: Q4 2012 – Q1 2014 • Enables better tracking of progress and better communication in the future • Clarification on manpower needed • Shift to more dedicated full time resources and away from grant funded temporary work

  7. Current Plan: Sustainability • Annual membership fee for joining the consortium • Federations, universities, corporations • Generates base income for sustainability • Additional income from • Revenue-sharing with commercial members • Support and training for a fee (see next slide) • Generates income for further development

  8. Increasing developer base • Big need in commercial sector for identity management • Support and provide training to commercial companies on identity management • Increases developer base and use of software • Business model needs to be formulated • Intention to hire partner manager for developing training and commercial engagements

  9. Institutional Setup • Consortium board • Up to 8 persons (from members paying enhanced membership fee) • 3 persons elected by the consortium members • 1 representative from core development team • Consortium manager • Finalization of charter before end of the year

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