An Identity Registry is a system which registers and maintains information about entities of interest to the organization operating the registry, and to make this information available to other systems. This definition comes from the Identity Registries Team in the now-retired CIFER (Community Identity Framework for Education and Research) group organized by Internet2.
The concept of an Identity Registry is not new, though the language describing it tends to be unique to Higher Education.
In identity management, a System of Record is an authoritative source for data about user or other entity. At many higher education institutions, the System of Record is the starting point for creating a directory of users including students, staff, and other people associated with the institution.
Topics: Higher Education, Identity and Access Management, Learning Center
Identity Management (also known as Identity and Access Management, or IAM) is a set of systems and processes for managing how people in an organization authenticate themselves to IT systems and what resources they can access. Identity management is usually undertaken by IT staff specialising in user management and security.
Topics: Identity Management, Learning Center
Universities across the country are still grappling with the impact of migrating many of their services online this past Spring.
For next Fall, whether campuses open for in-person instruction, or opt for online only instruction, most campuses will need to significantly expand their support of online services for next year.
Topics: Identity and Access Management, COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unparalleled pressures on IT teams in Higher Education.
On top of existing project lists that were challenging to manage, staff have been asked to support the migration of many, many services to online delivery virtually overnight.
Cirrus Identity can help!
EDUCAUSE SPC is including a focus on mental health related to delivering technology services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cirrus Identity is not a mental health company, but a huge part of our passion is designing solutions that reduce the time and frustration users experience when accessing digital services.
Topics: Social Identity, Higher Education, OpenID Connect, Guest Accounts, Security
This notice talks about the new Shared API Key for the Cirrus Gateway. Existing customers do not need to take any action at this time.
Topics: Social Identity, Cirrus Identity
On January 29, 2019 Cirrus Identity received an automated message from “GoogleDevelopers-noreply@google.com” with a title of “[Action Required] Google+ APIs and OAuth requests are being shutdown on March 7, 2019” (see above).
Customers have received similar messages and asked if any action is needed. This posting outlines what Cirrus Identity has already done and our recommended action for customers.
Topics: Social Identity, OpenID Connect, Service Changes
