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Developments within the JISC Core Middleware programme

Audience academic research community.

Organisers Sara Hassen (Communications Manager) and Judy Redfearn (Communications Officer) JISC.

JISC is pleased to announce a workshop to introduce Security and Access Management and give an overview of developments within the Information Environment and Grid communities, as supported by its Core Middleware programmes.

Within the past year there have been significant developments towards a federated access management system for the UK based on Shibboleth.  Work has also progressed on ensuring that this new system is compatible with the Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting (AAA) used by the Grid community.  It is important that the Information Environment and Grid communities work together to provide the best solutions for users. This workshop, with leading speakers from both communities, will examine these developments and look for a harmonised way forward.

The speakers will examine the broad strategies for Shibboleth in the morning and will use the afternoon for in depth  discussion of progress made in projects funded under the JISC Core Middleware programme.

This workshop is organised by JISC as one of a series of workshops to introduce JISC-funded work of relevance to the academic research community in the UK. This is a repeat of a similarly titled workshop held at the National e-Science Centre in October 2005.

Programme

09.30 - 10.30	Registration and coffee
	Overview of the current position
10.30 - 10.45	Chair: Anne Trefethen, Director Core e-Science Programme
10.45 - 11.35	What is Shibboleth? Overview of plans for implementation within the UK and the JISC Core Middleware Programme Nicole Harris, Programme Manager, JISC
11.35 - 12.05	Grids: Just another programme? Andrew Cormack, Chief Security Advisor, UKERNA
12.05 - 12.15	Discussion
12.15 - 13.15	Lunch
	Early experiences from JISC core middleware projects
13.15 - 13.35	PERMIS project David Chadwick, University of Kent
13.35 - 13.55	The case for devolved authentication: over-centralised security doesn't work. Mark Norman, Oxford University Computing Services
13.55 - 14.15	LICHEN: building application oriented access controls on the Eduroam framework for wireless roaming between (international) campuses Tim Chown, University of Southampton
14.15 - 14.45	Discussion and demonstrations
14.45 - 15.15	Tea
	Moving forward and conclusions
15.00 - 15.45	Shibgrid/Gridshib Neil Geddes, Grid Operations Support Centre Director and Head of e-Science CCLRC
15.45 - 16.00	Closing remarks

Further information

Presentations and other materials from the first workshop held on 20 October 2005 at the National e-Science Centre.

Registration and enquiries

There is no cost for attending this workshop. Please advise the organisers if you are unable to attend as we reserve the right to charge a £50 fee for no-shows. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. 

All booking enquiries should be made to Christina Ioannou, e: jisc@inanyevent-uk.com t: 0117 925 7100.