Identity and Access Management

Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a key component of the cyberinfrastructure security program and therefore is one of the areas where Trusted CI can provide help to NSF CI projects. Please contact us!

Community

• Trusted CI Blog posts, including Identity Management Best Practices: A Trusted CI Blog Series

• Trusted CI Engagements: IAM-focused engagements to-date include AARC, DataONE, IBEIS, LIGO, and SciGaP

• Trusted CI Partners: Trusted CI works with Internet2 and InCommon on federated identity and access management for research collaborations. The InCommon Catalyst program provides assistance with IAM needs.

• IAM Online webinar series

• IDPro Body of Knowledge

Training Materials & Guides

• Federated Identity Management Cookbook

• Trusted CI’s IAM tutorials (step-by-step instructions for setting up the following services):

  • Google OAuth 2.0 / OIDC and Google Groups

  • ORCID OIDC

  • Globus Auth

  • CILogon 2.0 OIDC and COmanage Groups

• Trusted CI Training: Federated Identity Management for Research Organizations (slideshow and hands-on exercises)

• NSRC Federated Identity Management training materials

• CI CoE Pilot’s Identity Management Fundamentals video

• FIM4R’s Getting started with FIM

• EDUCAUSE IAM Library, IAM Guide, and IAM Community Group

Research

• “NEON IdM Experiences” (paper): This paper details experience from collaborative efforts between the NSF Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence (CI CoE) Pilot’s Identity Management Working Group and staff from the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) to develop improvements to the NEON Data Portal as well as the products of these collaborative efforts.

• The EU Authentication and Authorisation for Research and Collaboration project's Blueprint Architecture documents guidelines and best practices on many topics on access management solutions for international research collaborations.