Seasonal Greetings from REFEDS!
Licia and I would like to say a very Merry Christmas to everyone who has been involved in REFEDS work in 2013. It’s been a very busy year and we wouldn’t haveRead More…
REFEDS by the Bay
It’s been 18 months since REFEDS last held a meeting on the other side of the pond, so joining up with Internet2 and InCommon for “Identity Week” was a great opportunity toRead More…
eResearch Engagement
As we begin to draw towards the end of another REFEDS working year, it is time to start reviewing where we are with our work-areas. Following on from the FIM4R meetings, REFEDSRead More…
Collaborative Pixie Dust?
At the VAMP2013 and FIM4R meeting this week, one of the things we are hearing a lot from the research groups is “we have this specific requirement for our group and identityRead More…
Update on COmanage
Image with thanks to Gera Pronk. At the VAMP2013 meeting this week, Heather Flanagan and Ben Oshrin gave an update on COmanage. Heather starting by explaining the COmanage project intended to provideRead More…
Remembering Milan
A couple of people have asked, so here is a copy of the speech I gave at TNC2013, remembering Milan. It’s an honour to be asked to stand here today and talkRead More…
FOG, VAMPs and Knitting – REFEDS progress in Maastricht
At TNC2013 we hosted another successful REFEDS meeting. Nearly 70 people gave up their Sunday to help us progress the REFEDS agenda – as well as impressive multi-tasking from the knitters inRead More…
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…
Addressing FIM4R Requirements
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…
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…