Events Related to Identity Management by Month

Phase 2 of the InC-Library Initiative (https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/inclibrary/InC-Library) is focused on defining best practices for access to protected e-resources via federated identity management and then piloting implementations. The speaker will describe his work with the vendor subgroup of the InC-Library Initiative and present a case study of how an ARL library has begun to implement Shibboleth authentication within the InCommon Federation for its EZproxy service and for individual electronic resources. Specific challenges encountered in implementation at UNC–Chapel Hill will be discussed.

The New Identity Architecture: Getting There from Here -- Identity management is moving from a centralized activity to a more decentralized, multi-party model. Identity managers are facing a proliferation of new authoritative sources for identity information, and requirements to use that information in an increasing variety of applications and business processes. There are also new protocols and systems for collecting, distributing, using, and monitoring identity information. The pressure on IT organizations to reduce costs is increasing, while regulatory pressure and business requirements escalate the demand for fast, accurate, and compliant management of identity. At Catalyst 2010, we will describe new business processes that are emerging to satisfy today’s more complex identity requirements, and significant updates to our technical architectures that support those processes. We’ll also define the first milestones on the roadmap from centralized enterprise identity management to multi-party identity management.