It’s a Success! The First T&I Hackathon
The first REFEDS T&I Hackathon was a great success, thanks to the 30 participants to the event. We had participants from as far away as Uganda and Malaysia, as well as participantsRead More…
Distinguished Engineer – Alex Mwotil
My first time at TNC19, and especially REFEDS 40, was quite an experience and I would like to categorically thank REFEDS and GÉANT for the opportunity and support and especially for theRead More…
Distinguished Engineer Report – Raja Visvanathan
I am one of the first recipients of the REFEDS Distinguished Engineer program, and attended the REFEDS meeting and TNC19 as part of that. I am working as Scientist B (Computer Science)Read More…
It’s a Wrap! REFEDS 40
REFEDS 40, held on 16 June 2019 prior to TNC19 in Tallinn, Estonia, was the most well-attended REFEDS meeting ever. Over 100 people attended, bringing together long-time attendees and newcomers to discussRead More…
RFQ: REFEDS Support
REFEDS is issuing the attached Request for Quotations (RFQ) for the provision of secretarial and coordination support for REFEDS. In order to support its work and operations, REFEDS is seeking quotations forRead More…
The RA21 Recommended Practice draft
On 17 April 2019, the “Recommended Practice on Improved Access to Institutionally-Provided Information Resources” was released for public comment. This is the final output of the RA21 initiative, an effort that startedRead More…
REFEDS State of the Union 2018
Every year, REFEDS undertakes a survey of global Federation Operators to get a sense of where we are as a community in supporting federated identity. 2018 was no exception, and the fullRead More…
REFEDS Distinguished Engineer Program
The REFEDS Steering Committee approved the funding of a Distinguished Engineer pilot program, designed to bring individuals from new and emerging federations to REFEDS and TNC19. Two awardees will be selected forRead More…
A Recap from PiDapalooza 2019
Last week saw about 130 people, all interested in personal identifiers, attending PiDapalooza 2019 in Dublin, Ireland. With a focus on academic use cases, the in-depth engagement between librarians, publishers, data curators, andRead More…
Federation 2.0 – Arrival of the IdP-SP Proxy
by Jim Basney I once was a true believer in the end-to-end multi-lateral federation vision: that metadata about IdPs and SPs enables authentication by users from thousands of organizations to thousands ofRead More…