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Identity management refers to the policies, processes, and technologies that establish user identities and enforce rules about access to digital resources. In a campus setting, many information systems–such as e-mail, learning management systems, library databases, and grid computing applications–require users to authenticate themselves (typically with a username and password). An authorization process then determines which systems an authenticated user is permitted to access. With an enterprise identity management system, rather than having separate credentials for each system, a user can employ a single digital identity to access all resources to which the user is entitled. Federated identity management permits extending this approach above the enterprise level, creating a trusted authority for digital identities across multiple organizations. In a federated system, participating institutions share identity attributes based on agreed-upon standards, facilitating authentication from other members of the federation and granting appropriate access to online resources. This approach streamlines access to digital assets while protecting restricted resources. [Source: 7 Things You Should Know About Federated Identity Management]
Suggested Resources
- Economic Tussles in Federated Identity Management, First Monday, October 2012. The authors present an economic perspective of stakeholder incentives that sheds light on why some applications have embraced FIM while others have struggled.
- 2011 ECAR Identity Management in Higher Education Report
- Identity & Access Management Working Group: This EDUCAUSE working group operates an open mailing list for general discussion of Identity and Access Management (IAM) topics and maintains a website with additional resources and links.
- Identity Management Wiki: The Identity & Access Management Working Group is also actively developing a wiki on Identity Management. Topics include: technical issues (e.g., authorization or authentication), legal and government issues (e.g., CALEA or HEOA), account management, and IAM software vendors.
- IAM Online: IAM Online is a new monthly series delivering interactive education on Identity and Access Management (IAM), including federated identity management essentials, advanced issues in IAM, and hot topics from the EDUCAUSE Identity and Access Management Working Group. Experts will provide overviews, answer questions and lead discussions.
- InCommon: The InCommon Federation eliminates the need for researchers, students, and educators to maintain multiple passwords and usernames. Online service providers no longer need to maintain user accounts. Identity providers manage the levels of their users' privacy and information exchange. InCommon uses SAML-based authentication and authorization systems (such as Shibboleth®) to enable scalable, trusted collaborations among its community of participants.
- Shibboleth®: The Shibboleth System is a standards based, open source software package for web single sign-on across or within organizational boundaries. It allows sites to make informed authorization decisions for individual access of protected online resources in a privacy-preserving manner.
Updated October 2012
Latest News
InCommon will be heavily involved in a $1.8 million grant awarded to Internet2 to build a consistent and robust privacy infrastructure. Partners include Carnegie Mellon, Brown, University of Texas...
Virginia Tech has become the first identity provider to achieve Bronze and Silver certification as part of the InCommon Assurance Program.
The annual EDUCAUSE Conference in Denver will provide an opportunity to explore the range and depth of issues that campuses must consider as they build...
Advance CAMP will be held October 4-5, 2012, after the Internet2 Fall Member Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. The meeting will feature an unconference-style agenda, providing substantial time for...
A major milestone in the implementation of the NSTIC, "Trusted Federal Systems (TFS) will facilitate collaboration among multiple stakeholders to help drive the creation of consensus standards...
Eve Maler, an expert on emerging identity and security at Forrester Research, discusses the past, present, and future of SAML in this webinar recording.
Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Federated Identity Management
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New Directions in Federation
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November 16, 2009
Federation technology has become a very important connective technology that enables efficient distributed identity management (IdM) and enhanced convenience for users. The trend toward outsource…
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NSTIC Unveils $10 Million Program for Online Identity Pilot Programs
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February 6, 2012
The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) took a big step forward to gain confidence that there is more than just talk to the strategy by announcing a new Feder…
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Federated Identity Management: Challenges and Solutions
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September 14, 2009
NSF and NIH have joined the InCommon Federation and are enabling their applications to use federated identity for members of the InCommon Federation, an organization that provides a federated trust…
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7 Things You Should Know About Federated Identity Management
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September 10, 2009
Identity management refers to the policies, processes, and technologies that establish user identities and enforce rules about access to digital resources. With an enterprise identity management …
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OMB Memo Urges Government to Leverage Externally-Issued Identity Credentials
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January 4, 2012
A recent memo from the Federal CIO to the CIO's of Executive Departments and Agencies is welcome news to the advocates for federated identity management. The memo with the subject line…
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Federating with NIH, NSF, and the National Student Clearinghouse
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November 4, 2009
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference
The National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the National Student Clearinghouse have all joined the InCommon Federation. A panel will discuss how and why they are taking adva…
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Connections: Stories and Dreams of Federated Identity - sponsored by Juniper Networks & Qwest Communications
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November 5, 2009
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference
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 a…
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Lessons from the United Kingdom's Experience with Federated Access Management - sponsored by Juniper Networks & Qwest Communications
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November 5, 2009
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference
The UK Access Management Federation is the largest education and research federation in the world, potentially serving every school, college, and higher education institution in the United Kingdom.…
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Evolution or revolution: The future of identity and access management for research
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May 22, 2009
Identity and access management have become central issues for the future of the web following the unprecedented growth in user-generated content, collaboration and social activity. This year&…
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ED FSA Software Developer’s Conference Focuses on Theme of Cybersecurity
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November 28, 2011
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) Federal Student Aid (FSA) Software Developers Conference kicked off today with sessions on cybersecurity, identity management, and related topics of tru…
