Federated Access: Identity Management and Access to Protected Resources

This session will outline the advantages of organizing working partnerships and business relationships in a federated context. Topics will include InCommon, eAuthentication, and other federations. Attendees will gain a basic understanding of the principles of identity management, the difference between authentication and authorization, and the benefit of federating under common trust policies and infrastructure, as well as an understanding of the general technical process flows and interoperability requirements among federated organizations.