There has been a lot of discussion about assurance in the research and education space over the past year. A previous blog written by Mikael Linden describes the work done by theRead More…

A REFEDS meeting concluded a 2 day workshop organised by GEANT to review T&I plans and strategy for the next two to four years, held in a snowy Amsterdam. REFEDS Survey TheRead More…

  In line with the tradition, REFEDS opened on Sunday with the first meeting of the Trust and Identity series that unfolded during Tech Ex2017. REFEDS Update Nicole Harris highlighted REFEDS developmentsRead More…

  One of this year’s GÉANT Community Awards goes to Scott Cantor (Ohio State University) for his active work over the last 15 years on Shibboleth and his constant involvement in theRead More…

It’s that time of the year when we look at what REFEDS has achieved. 2015 has been a rich year for REFEDS not only because REFEDS celebrated its 10th birthday, but alsoRead More…

More than 80 people gave up their Sunday to attend the REFEDS meeting in Cleveland, hosted at the Technology Exchange 2015 (TechEx15). The meeting provided a good opportunity to discuss the latestRead More…

In the summer of 2014, TERENA (now GEANT Association) commissioned work (to Heather Flanagan) to revitalise the SCHAC schema in response to the demand from the community to have a well-structured andRead More…

Being this the REFEDS blog you would expect to only read about REFEDS related topics. However, I think it is worth sharing the work done by the Identity & Trust Technologies ResearchRead More…

It’s been one month now from the REFEDS gathering in Indianapolis. I was impressed to see so many people attending the meeting on a sunny and warm Sunday morning. REFEDS meeting wasRead More…

I attended the last FIM4R meeting where I presented a document (Proposed Roadmap to address eResearch Requirements) prepared in response to the FIM4R paper. The FIM4R paper identifies a number of challengesRead More…