Session: Connections—Stories and Dreams of Federated Identity

A panel discussion from the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference entitled, "Connections: Stories and Dreams of Federated Identity." Participants include:

• Lois Brooks, Director of Academic Computing for Stanford University
• Nicole Harris, Services Manager for JISC - Joint Information Systems Committee
• Kenneth J. Klingenstein, Director of Internet2 Middleware and Security
• Thomas Lenggenhager, Project Manager for SWITCH
• Kevin M. Morooney, Vice Provost for IT and CIO for the Pennsylvania State University

“The future has already arrived; it just isn't evenly distributed.” —William Gibson
William Gibson's quote accurately sums up the state of federated identity management systems, an approach to the seamless and secure use of resources hosted on campus, in the cloud, or at partner’s site. It’s coming to an institution near you. This session will discuss the rise of federated identity and the challenges that still remain in connecting us all together.

This EDUCAUSE 2009 Conference Podcast is sponsored by Juniper Networks and Qwest Communications International.

Music: "Memorial Day" by Jaime Beauchamp