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The Feds and Shibboleth

The Feds and Shibboleth. Peter Alterman, Ph.D. Asst. CIO, E-Authentication National Institutes of Health. Purpose of Contracts.

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The Feds and Shibboleth

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  1. The Feds and Shibboleth Peter Alterman, Ph.D. Asst. CIO, E-Authentication National Institutes of Health

  2. Purpose of Contracts • Develop technical and policy interoperability to enable university end users access to online Federal Agency applications using their inCommon Shib identity credentials, and • Allow government end users access to inCommon applications using Agency-issued identity credentials Peter Alterman will

  3. Relationship to FedFed • Opening to Shib extends the Federal architecture while maintaining compliance with open standards • Creates a model for other industry segment engagements • A trustworthy Federation to Federation strategy enables both parties to expand their user base with little or no added overhead

  4. Federal Shibboleth Interoperability Project Overview • Phases 1 & 2: • Demonstrated technical interoperability between E-Auth SAML 1.0 architecture and Shibboleth 1.2 – led to Shibboleth 1.3 becoming government-approved SAML product • Initiated bilateral policy and procedures review – led to credential assessment of 3 schools • Ongoing Interfederation Interoperability Work Group for policy issues • Bridge-to-bridge engagement through International Collaborative IDentity Management Forum

  5. Phases 3 & 4 In Process • Develop SAML 2.0 profile and scripts for Federal use • Develop USPerson profile model for enabling SAML-based identity authentication and authorization to Agency online applications • Build Step Down Translator to convert digital certs to SAML assertions • Continue Policy and Procedure engagement leading to true interfederation interoperability – goal is a viable MOA and interoperability • Provide on-call SAML 2.0 implementation expertise • Continue Bridge-to-Bridge engagement

  6. A Possible Future • Digitally-signed SAML 2.0 assertions extends architecture to bridge the gap between Levels 2 and 3. • Implement a Federation-to-Federation Interoperability and Trust Agreement and go live by 2006

  7. Discussion altermap@mail.nih.gov deborah.blanchard@cybertrust.com kjk@internet2.edu

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