Useful JISC resources about the implementation of federated access management in the UK.

Federation Resources - Key Documents

Useful JISC resources about the implementation of federated access management in the UK

 Document name  Document type  Description
Federated Access Management: Guide for institutions  Briefing paper A clear guide for institutions, including the choices involved in the next generation access management systems for the UK (updated Mar 08)
Federated Access Management: Guide for academic libraries Briefing paper A guide for library staff involved in implementing federated access management (Mar 08)
Federated Access Management: Guide for publishers and service providers  Briefing paper A clear guide for publishers, resource owners and service  providers including the choices involved in the next generation access management systems for the UK (updated March 08)
Federated Access Management. Third Party Providers of Federated Access Managements Solutions Briefing paper A guide for UK higher (HE) and further (FE) education institutions that wish to adopt federated access management and join the UK Access Management Federation, either by using paid-for support or by subscribing to an ‘outsourced Identity Provider’. (Updated Oct 08)
Federated Access Management: International aspects Information paper An overview of the international aspects of federated access management, and an analysis of the JISC's position and involvement in the international community.
Connecting people to resources: Shibboleth Briefing paper A briefing on Shibboleth technology and its role within the UK Access Management Federation
Guide to Federated Access Management JISC Inform article                  A simple visual introduction to federated access management
Federation blueprint Consultation document The proposed blueprint for the UK Access Management Federation
Federation overview  Briefing paper An overview of the UK Access Management Federation (available from the UK Federation website)
Federation roadmap  JISC Inform article The six-stage roadmap for adopting federated access management (updated Mar 08)
Evaluation of the Core Middleware programmes Final report Final report on the JISC Core Middleware programmes (see  CM: Infrastructure programme and CM: Technology Development programme).
Connecting people to resources: JISC Access Management strategy Presentation A useful presentation on JISC's UK federation plans
Institutional Preparedness Study

Report

Report on the JISC 'Institutional Preparedness Study', looking at the readiness of UK HEIs and FEIs to adopt federated access management. 

Also see a related article titled 'Connecting people to resources' in  JISC Inform 16 (23 Jan 2007) summarising the report.

Institutional Preparedness Study II - English FEIs Report A follow-up study to survey English FEIs.
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