IAM Online webinar: AARC extensions t...

1st February 2019 Written by Laura Durnford

Registration is open for a live webinar on 27 June (postponed from 13 May) to explain extensions to the REFEDS Assurance Framework (RAF) and implementations that were devised in the AARC project. This webinar is aimed at Authentication and Authorisation Infrastructure (AAI) architects and technical decision makers for research collaboration. [...]

Register for FIM4R: trust & iden...

17th December 2018 Written by Laura Durnford

Registration is open for the Federated Identity Management for Research Collaborations (FIM4R) workshop that will be held on 11 February 2019. Research communities that have been participating in the AARC (Authentication and Authorisation for Research and Collaboration) project will present their work to pilot specific solutions based on the [...]

AARC gears up for final months, with ...

3rd December 2018 Written by Laura Durnford

AARC project leader Licia Florio (GÉANT) discussing the legacy to come. A legacy that will benefit research communities after AARC ends – this is a major goal for the Authentication and Authorisation for Research and Collaboration project. How best to create this legacy and what to prioritise in the final half year of the project were therefo [...]

Research communities ‘plug in’ to AAR...

9th November 2018 Written by Laura Durnford

A great step forward has been taken by research communities that are implementing an Authentication and Authorisation Infrastructure (AAI) that complies with the blueprint architecture and policy recommendations produced by the AARC project. A very ‘hands-on’ event combined training and a ‘plugfest’ and brought together AARC partner research [...]

FIM4R releases 2nd white paper on fed...

12th June 2018 Written by Hannah Margaret Short

FIM4R announced the release of its second white paper during a packed session at this year’s networking conference, TNC18. The paper represents the work of more than 20 research communities from around the world who collaborated during the past year to define a common vision for the future of Federated Identity Management for Research. [...]

AARC training for life sciences impro...

28th May 2018 Written by Laura Durnford

Representatives from several life science communities welcomed the AARC project’s training team towards the end of April. The team delivered basic concepts about AAI (authentication and authorisation infrastructures) and its benefits, with a focus on the new AAI for life sciences that is being piloted in AARC. Around 16 participants from BBMR [...]