Abstract
Federated identity management (FIM) is an arrangement that can be made among multiple organisations that lets subscribers use the same identification data to obtain access to the secured resources of all organisations in the group. In many research communities there is an increasing interest in a common approach to FIM as there is obviously a large potential for synergies. FIM4R [1] provides a forum for communities to share challenges and ideas, and to shape the future of FIM for our researchers. Current participation covers high energy physics, life sciences and humanities, to mention but a few. In 2012 FIM4R converged on a common vision for FIM, enumerated a set of requirements and proposed a number of recommendationsfor ensuring a roadmap for the uptake of FIM [2]. In summer 2018, FIM4R published an updated version of this paper [3]. The High Energy Physics (HEP) Community has been heavily involved in creating both the original white paper and the new version, which documented the progress made in FIM for Research, in addition to the current challenges. This paper presents the conclusions of this second FIM4R white paper and a summary of the identified requirements and recommendations. We focus particularly on the direction being taken by the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG), through the WLCG Authorisation Working Group, and the requirements gathered from the HEP Community.
Highlights
Federated Identity Management (FIM) is an evolving set of technologies, policies, and services that national Research & Education (R&E) Federations implement to produce a global trust infrastructure for the R&E sector that enables login to protected resources with users’ home organisation credentials
FIM4R [1] (FIM for Research) is a collection of individuals from research communities, research cyber infrastructures that support them, and R&E Federations with a shared interest in enhancing how R&E Federations and research cyber infrastructures integrate to support the work of research communities
FIM4R members collaborate with organisations in both domains, R&E Federation and research cyber infrastructures, to help implement these requirements
Summary
Federated Identity Management (FIM) is an evolving set of technologies, policies, and services that national Research & Education (R&E) Federations implement to produce a global trust infrastructure for the R&E sector that enables login to (federated access to) protected resources with users’ home organisation credentials. These requirements may apply to R&E Federations, the research cyber infrastructures, or proxies, portals, gateways, and other components that link them together. FIM4R members collaborate with organisations in both domains, R&E Federation and research cyber infrastructures, to help implement these requirements. During 2017 and 2018, FIM4R members collaborated on a second white paper to highlight the progress since 2012 and update requirements and recommendations to reflect current and anticipated trends and challenges
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