InCommon makes sharing protected online resources easier.

InCommon 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 SAML-based authentication and authorization systems (such as Shibboleth®) to enable scalable, trusted collaborations among its community of participants.

Of Interest

• Public Draft InCommon is developing a program, tentatively called the InCommon Defined Identity Assurance Program, to define and certify standard practices for "identity assurance" (aka InCommon Bronze and Silver). DRAFT documents describe the program and profiles and are available for comment from the community at the link above.
• update: Software & Protocol Support
• InCommon and Microsoft's DreamSpark FAQ
• Attribute Overview and Summary documentation
• Joining the InCommon Federation (Eligibility Criteria and Process)
• The InCommon Participation Agreement [pdf]
• The InCommon Fee Schedule
• Sponsorship Information: How to sponsor or be sponsored for federation participation