by David Walker Heather Flanagan’s recent blog post, The Changing Face of Federation, is an excellent look forward to the future of identity federations and what federations must do to remain relevant.Read More…
The Changing Face of Federation
Research & Education (R&E) Identity Federations have traditionally been about authenticating an individual. That has worked for R&E federations for nearly two decades and put R&E ahead in efficiently offering a criticalRead More…
REFEDS – Supporting the successful development of federated identity management world-wide
This was originally posted on the GÉANT Connect website and is reposted here. CONNECT44 contained an article summarizing 20 years of Federated Identity Management in the GÉANT community. This article was originallyRead More…
A Note from the REFEDS MFA Profile v1.2 Editors
by Fredrik Domeij The update of the Profile has been quite a journey. It started in the Fall of 2020 when the National Institute of Health in the U.S. announced a timelineRead More…
REFEDS Assurance Framework 2.0 Released!
by Kyle Lewis, RAF WG Chair REFEDS is pleased to announce that the REFEDS Assurance Framework (RAF) update to version 2.0 has been released. This concludes three years of work by theRead More…
Looking Back to REFEDS 46 in Tirana
It’s hard to believe we have reached 46 REFEDS meetings! Our community remains engaged and passionate about supporting R&E federations, and their engagement in Tirana at TNC23 demonstrated that truth. Held onRead More…
REFEDS Announces New Versions of Access Entity Categories
Background One of the biggest problems faced in the Identity Federation ecosystem is support for the safe and appropriate release of user data to services in the form of attributes. Organisations haveRead More…
All The Newcomers! A Report Out on REFEDS 45
REFEDS 45, held as part of the Internet2 TechEx in Denver, Colorado, US, was a smashing success. Prior to the event, the organizers had to move us to a larger room thanksRead More…
The First REFEDS Strategic Plan
On the 17 March 2022 REFEDS Steering Committee (SC) call, SC members completed the development of the first REFEDS Strategic Plan. You might ask, why now? REFEDS has existed for over 15Read More…
How Do REFEDS Consultations Work?
I’ve had a few questions about the REFEDS Consultation process so thought it would be useful to explain a little for those that are new or indeed for those who have beenRead More…