Call for Participation Authority Systems and Tools Ken

Call for Participation: Authority Systems and Tools Ken Klingenstein Director, Internet 2 Middleware and Security

Topics § A trajectory for Signet and the Authority Recipe § A trajectory for Grouper § The Call for Participation • Goals • What institutions need to bring to the table • What institutions will walk away with § Next Steps

A trajectory for Signet § Specs § Code § Recipe

A trajectory for Grouper § Specs § Code § GUI

Call for Participation § Will be announced within a month or so (in Member update, mw-announce, etc. ) § Looking for 6 -8 institutions § Looking for a VO to work with 6 -8 institutions § Comes with tea and sympathy, but probably no direct financial support

What institutions could bring § Helping to bring needs and set priorities § Contribute to the recipe through a case study § Maybe have a recipe writer we can hire… § Development energy and clue for • • • Plug-ins (from Peoplesoft SIS, Oracle HR, etc…) Connectors (to SIS, Oracle, Web. CT, Darwin Video, etc…) AD vs. LDAP parts Testing and QA Diagnostics § Business process reengineering experiences

What institutions will take away § A signet/grouper that might meet your needs § Publicity § Logowear

What’s Required to Participate § Significant institutional commitment, if not campus-wide adoption § Write a case study, with help § Willingness to raise one’s hand to develop a generalized tool, GUI, component, etc when institutional priorities and community needs are aligned. § Evidence of general middleware infrastructure § Some interesting pathologies

Some schools must apply § If you’ve come to this camp § And are a repeat camp offender § And house the PI of a noted VO § Or are doing BPR § And there is broad institutional commitment § And you find this stuff way cool…