Supporting VOs @SWITCHAre we ready?

REFEDS, Oct 2013

Ann Hardingann.harding@switch.ch

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About SWITCHaai

Why is supporting (cross-border) VOs important to us?

What do we do to help?

eduGAIN/Interfederation options

Next steps

Discussion Do other federations have a VO support strategy?

What can federations do? What should others do?

Agenda

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Status Operational since August 2005

# of IdPs 53

Enabled end users 370'000 (98% of all persons in Swiss higher education)

# of SPs 759

# of logins ~17.8 Mio (Mar 2012 - Feb 2013)

Operate VHO Platform for SPs to add AAI a/cs for users

SWITCHaai Profile

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SWITCH, as part of the Swiss R&E community makes researchers, teachers and students globally successful through extensive networking and pioneering ICT services.

SWITCHaai will be further developed at national and international level

SWITCH leads GN3plus SA5 to establish successful collaborations with at least 2 scientific communities

SWITCH Strategy

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Implications for SWITCHaai

Which do we support? What are the conditions?

What are the implications?

SA5 - for research projects the following three options how to add services to eduGAIN were identifiedOption A: Add services

via an existing federation

Option B: Create own federation

Option C: Join via a Hub or Proxy

Supporting VOs using eduGAIN

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Option A: Add services via an existing federation

BUSINESS A

S USUAL

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Option B: Create own Federation

BUSINESS A

S USUAL

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Option C: Join via a hub or proxy

SUPPORTED but…

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A SWITCHaai Participant has a key role in a VO• They can decide to take the responsibility for the VO’s IdP and SP services • They vouch for them towards the SWITCHaai Federation

SWITCHaai advises the participant to review the user administration and personal data handling processes implemented in the VO and judge the risks

SWITCHaai using our experience with Umbrella to update our documentation and clarify this variant so that it becomes business as usual.

Special considerations for Hub/Proxy

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What is the position of other

Federations?

Can you support all 3 options “out of

the box?Do you want to?

How easy is it to add an IdP to your

federation?

Do your federation members have good links with

VOs?

What can you do to help them support

VOs in their organisations?

Discussion