Joining the UK Access Management Federation

Joining the UK Access Management Federation 29th May 2007 Simon Cooper, UKERNA

Eligibility
Suggested approach
Methods of participation
Application process
Membership
Support
Overview

Who is eligible to join?
Colleges and universities
Local Authorities with responsibility for the schools sector
Research council funded establishments
Other publicly funded bodies subject to support from relevant authorities
Commercial organisations

Suggested approach

The six steps
Review ID management strategy
2. Develop user directories: to hold user’s status/entitlements/etc
3. Authentication development: implement an institutional web authentication system

The six steps
4. Implement compatible Identity provider software linked to organisational directory and authentication systems
5. Join the federation: apply for membership and sign up to federation rules.
6. Deployment and roll out: staff training, user guides, etc.

Participation
In-house
Deploy own IdP infrastructure
Out-source
Purchase IdP service from a third party

Pros and cons: In-house
Benefits
Retain strategic control over ID management
Convergence of internal/external ID management
Easier to comply with data protection regulations
Centrally funded
Considerations
May require some effort to consolidate authentication and authorisation infrastructure
New technology to learn and deploy

Pros and cons: Outsourced
Benefits
Enables participation in the Federation with less effort than taking the in-house route
Considerations
Effort required to manage user information
Cost
Both the organisation and outsourcing third party must be federation members
Membership option

What do I need to do to join?
Identify your host organisation (the legal body that will sign the rules of membership)
Arrange for your host organisation to sign the rules of membership and nominate
Executive liaison who agrees, on behalf of the organisation, to be bound by the rules of membership
Management liaison who registers entities
Obtain an X.509 server certificate
Once membership accepted, management liaison can register entities
Details of the entity added to federation metadata

Support
JANET Customer Services Helpdesk:
- Joining the federation
- Registering entities
- Trouble shooting metadata
Internet 2 team and Shibboleth community:
- general Shibboleth and Shib-related queries
Technical guidance, recommendations and specifications
SLA entry

Current Membership
62 institutions
- 41 IdP
- 56 SP

Further Information
Website
www.ukfederation.org.uk
E-mail lists
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Questions?
Website
www.ukfederation.org.uk
E-mail lists
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Joining the UK Access Management Federation

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