Collaborative Tools and Identity Management UK Update Nicole Harris JISC Executive

Original Next Generation Use Cases Alan Robiette’s Sparta definition : Internal (intra-institutional) applications (mostly through SSO system) Management of access to third-party digital library-type resources (as now) Inter-institutional use – stable, long-term resource sharing between defined groups (e.g. shared e-learning scenarios) Inter-institutional use – ad hoc collaborations, potentially dynamic in nature (virtual organisations or VOs)

Alan Robiette’s Sparta definition :

Internal (intra-institutional) applications (mostly through SSO system)

Management of access to third-party digital library-type resources (as now)

Inter-institutional use – stable, long-term resource sharing between defined groups (e.g. shared e-learning scenarios)

Inter-institutional use – ad hoc collaborations, potentially dynamic in nature (virtual organisations or VOs)

UK Status Institutions joining the UK federation Realisation is dawning that this is not just about licensed resources. Realisation is dawning that identity management systems are a mess. Use of complete IdM systems not typical at present although growing. Realisation is dawning that strategy drivers need good identity management. Use of collaborative tools. Very established use of VLEs – now need to open these. Virtual Organisation – as yet to gain traction. Web 2.0 mania. Rumblings of user-centric approach to identity management. Idea that institution is broker not owner of identity is emerging. Support for taking identity provision out of service providers. OpenID and Cardspace getting people excited.

Institutions joining the UK federation

Realisation is dawning that this is not just about licensed resources.

Realisation is dawning that identity management systems are a mess.

Use of complete IdM systems not typical at present although growing.

Realisation is dawning that strategy drivers need good identity management.

Use of collaborative tools.

Very established use of VLEs – now need to open these.

Virtual Organisation – as yet to gain traction.

Web 2.0 mania.

Rumblings of user-centric approach to identity management.

Idea that institution is broker not owner of identity is emerging.

Support for taking identity provision out of service providers.

OpenID and Cardspace getting people excited.

Collaboration is real!

Current Advisory / Executive Work Moving towards better identity management within institutions: Directory structure Defining users Managing non-members / additional authorised users Virtual Orphanage. Encouraging institutions to think of themselves as Service Providers. Federating our own collaboration tools (practising what we preach): WordPress, JISCmail, confluence, SiteCore, JVCS. JISC as a VO.

Moving towards better identity management within institutions:

Directory structure

Defining users

Managing non-members / additional authorised users

Virtual Orphanage.

Encouraging institutions to think of themselves as Service Providers.

Federating our own collaboration tools (practising what we preach): WordPress, JISCmail, confluence, SiteCore, JVCS.

JISC as a VO.

JISC Applications

JISC Applications

Current Project Work Small scale studies on OpenID and Identity Metasystems (two new projects to answer the hype). Identity Project highlighting the true status of IdM. Expanding the use of attributes for information provision – personalisation / customisation experience (new project). G-FIV-O: [Grouper to support Federated Identity for Virtual Organizations] investigating the use of next generation access management tools to support the use of collaborative tools for distributed organisations. CUCKOO: as above but with a focus on ShARPE and MyVocs.

Small scale studies on OpenID and Identity Metasystems (two new projects to answer the hype).

Identity Project highlighting the true status of IdM.

Expanding the use of attributes for information provision – personalisation / customisation experience (new project).

G-FIV-O: [Grouper to support Federated Identity for Virtual Organizations] investigating the use of next generation access management tools to support the use of collaborative tools for distributed organisations.

CUCKOO: as above but with a focus on ShARPE and MyVocs.

Requirements Continuing need to update and increase institutional understanding of a services / resources. Time. Get basic identity information right. Get basic resource / licensing information right. Tools that librarians can use. Tools that users can use: the visible end!

Continuing need to update and increase institutional understanding of a services / resources.

Time.

Get basic identity information right.

Get basic resource / licensing information right.

Tools that librarians can use.

Tools that users can use: the visible end!