Just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you
Last week was obviously a huge week for security and privacy geeks across the globe. Whilst for some of us this was simply because it was TNC week (more on that later)Read More…
Removing the Barriers: the Login Problem
One of the primary goals of REFEDS is to remove the barriers to use that users, identity providers and service providers experience when interacting with identity federations. When speaking to end usersRead More…
What have we achieved in 2012?
Following a fruitful second year, a new work plan for REFEDS (Research and Education Federations) was approved by the REFEDS Steering Committee (SC) in December 2012 for the period January – DecemberRead More…
The Policy Conundrum
One of the things that quickly sets most federations in to a spin is the idea of writing a Federation Policy. For the Research and Education federations that have emerged over theRead More…
My thoughts on EGI Federated Identity Platform
Last week I attended the AAI workshop organised as part of the EGI technical Forum. The workshop was meant to discuss the proposed paper on EGI federated identity platform [1] and toRead More…
A thought for RL Bob Morgan
We are all saddened by the death of RL Bob Morgan, a dear friend for many and a model for everybody working in the middleware. We in TERENA and REFEDS feel privilegedRead More…