InCommon Round-Up: 6 Things You May Have Missed in September

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Summary

Get caught up on everything you need to know about what’s happening at InCommon.

• SURVEY: InCommon Seeks Input on Identity Verification Needs
• InCommon Advisory Committee Nominations Now Open
• Community Service Spotlight with Derek Eiler
• Fall 2025 Ideas and Insights from InCommon Catalysts
• Beyond Authentication, When Secure Access Demands Identity Assurance
• Participate in Federation Day at TechEX25

SURVEY: InCommon Seeks Input on Identity Verification Needs

InCommon has launched a comprehensive survey to understand how U.S. campuses are managing identity verification and fraud prevention challenges.

The InCommon Identity Verification and Fraud survey explores several key areas:

• Current fraud concerns and identity verification use cases
• Existing implementations and planned initiatives
• Methodologies being used or considered (from commercial services to government ID validation)
• Interest in community collaboration and potential Internet2 identity proofing services

Please help InCommon and the higher education community at large by filling out the 10-minute survey. The survey closes Oct. 15.

InCommon Advisory Committee Nominations Now Open

InCommon is currently seeking nominations, including self-nominations, for its advisory committees.

These committees are seeking new members:

• InCommon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
• Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB)
• Community Architecture Committee for Trust and Identity (CACTI)
• eduroam Advisory Committee (eAC) 

You can submit nominations via a form on the InCommon website.

Community Service Spotlight with Derek Eiler

With the Call for InCommon Advisory Committee Nominations underway, InCommon is highlighting some current volunteers from the community.

Derek Eiler, MS, CISSP, principal systems engineer with the Nevada System of Higher Education, serves on the InCommon Technical Advisory Committee and is vice chair of the eduroam Advisory Committee. 

Check out this interview with Derek to learn more about his experience volunteering with InCommon.

Fall 2025 Ideas and Insights from InCommon Catalysts

The quarterly Q&A column featuring IAM advice from InCommon Catalysts is back with insights that are more valuable than ever.

Hear from IAM experts about long-term IAM planning strategies, as well as why TechEX25 is worth attending. 

“It’s the only conference I’m aware of that focuses on identity at the implementer and administrator level,” said Paul Spaude, a senior identity engineer at Unicon.

Beyond Authentication, When Secure Access Demands Identity Assurance

The September 2025 IAM Online provided guidance on the REFEDS Assurance Framework, featuring a presentation on identity proofing, the REFEDS Assurance Framework, and InCommon’s interoperability expectations.  

Want to learn more about the new “REFEDS Assurance Framework 2.0: Risk Comparison to NIST SP 800-63-3 IAL2” document? Read this Q&A session with Tom Barton from Internet2 and Kyle Lewis from Research Data and Communication Technologies Corp, authors of the guidance document, to get some valuable insights and takeaways.

Did you miss this IAM Online session? Catch up on the IAM Online YouTube channel.

Participate in Federation Day at TechEX25

Join InCommon Federation for Federation Day — a new tutorial at the 2025 Internet2 Technology Exchange, held in Denver, Colo., Dec. 8-12, 2025. 

Federation Day will bring together stakeholders from across the InCommon community to explore recent developments, challenges, and strategic directions. 

Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about assurance, metadata, attribute release, and technical tooling.

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