06 Dec 2024 InCommon Expanding Academic Horizons: How Federated Identity Can Transform Cross-Institutional Learning By Ann West Estimated reading time: 2 minutes 2024 has been a pivotal year for InCommon, fueled by our Futures2 Strategy pushing new explorations and investments across the community. In reviewing our 20-year history, one of this year’s initiatives stands out as having the… Read More
20 Nov 2024 InCommon One Federation, Many Agencies: How InCommon Simplifies Federal Compliance Requirements By Ann West, AVP for trust and identity, Internet2 and Steve Zoppi, AVP, Services Integration and Architecture, Internet2 Estimated reading time: 4 minutes In October 2024, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced new multi-factor authentication (MFA) requirements for Research.gov access. Those of you… Read More
14 Nov 2024 InCommon From Baltimore to Boston, We’re Off to the Races! By Kevin Morooney Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Reflecting on Futures2, Looking Forward to TechEX24 SUMMARY: Get leadership insight into the InCommon 2023 strategic planning process and what it means for the future of identity and access management in research and education. Join your colleagues at… Read More
05 Nov 2024 InCommon InCommon’s 20-Year Milestone: Connecting and Supporting Researchers with Rachana Ananthakrishnan By Kevin Morooney Estimated reading time: 6 minutes We are reaching the end of our year-long celebration of InCommon’s 20th birthday. As we draw to a close, we highlight an interview I held with a pivotal figure in the research and higher education (R&E) community: Rachana… Read More
21 Oct 2024 InCommon InCommon Federation Service Enhancements: Metadata Query Service and Federated Access to Federation Manager By Albert Wu, InCommon Federation Manager, Internet2 Trust & Identity Estimated reading time: 3 minutes In the spring, the InCommon Federation announced a series of long-awaited enhancements to Federation services. We are nearing the finish line for two of… Read More
17 Oct 2024 InCommon Grouper Deprovisioning, or Cleaning Out My Closet Estimated reading time: 9 minutes By Chris Hyzer, University of Pennsylvania As a bit of a hoarder, I am not inclined to write this blog. But as someone who wants access to be correct, and who loves Eminem, I will do it anyway. Read More
10 Oct 2024 InCommon 20-Year Milestone: Making an Impact on Research with Kevin Thompson By Kevin Morooney Estimated reading time: 4 minutes We continue to celebrate InCommon’s 20th birthday with a series of forward-facing conversations featuring prominent leaders in the research and higher education (R&E) community. For this installment, I chatted with Kevin Thompson, a program director for the Directorate… Read More
09 Oct 2024 InCommon Aligning IAM and Cybersecurity: Connections and Critical Success Factors Estimated reading time: 5 minutes By Rob Carter, Duke University; Kevin Hickey, University of Detroit Mercy; Kevin Mackie, Oregon Health & Science University; and David Walker, Independent Editor’s Note: This article authored by Kevin Hickey, vice chair, and committee members Rob Carter and… Read More
26 Sep 2024 InCommon InCommon’s 20-Year Milestone: Connecting Educators and Research Through Collaboration and Community with Sean Reynolds By Kevin Morooney Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Continuing our celebration of InCommon’s 20th birthday, we bring you a conversation with another influential voice in the research and higher education (R&E) community: Sean Reynolds, vice president for Information Technology and CIO at… Read More
19 Sep 2024 InCommon Catalyst to Catalyst (Fall 2024): Ideas and Insights from InCommon Catalysts Estimated reading time: 14 minutes Edited by Apryl Motley, CAE – Communications & Technical Writing Consultant As part of our ongoing commitment to providing you with additional opportunities to benefit from the insights and expertise of InCommon Catalysts, we… Read More