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The introductory presentation given at the Eduserv OpenID event in London on the 8 November 2007.
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OpenID - Scene setting
Andy Powell, Eduserv [email protected]
www.eduserv.org.uk/foundation
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The world is changing…
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What does this tell us?
• being on the Web is a lifelong activity
• that crosses all aspects of our lives
• and that spans all phases of education
• being on the Web is largely a social activity
• where people present different identities at different times
• we no longer live in a world where institutions ‘control’ (in any sense of the word) the online services used by their members (teachers, lecturers, learners and researchers)
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What does the history of email
tell us about life, the
universe and everything?
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Access & Identity management – a journey?
Athens
Shibboleth
OpenID?
UK-centric
Institution-centric
User-centric
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Why have Eduserv set up this meeting?
OpenAthens
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Understanding the landscapehow does OpenID
complement our existing ‘identity technology’
approaches? does OpenID meet any requirements that
are unmet by other technologies – are there
gaps in our current service provision that OpenID might
help fill?
do we have specific educational community
requirements or challenges (from the perspective of both
service providers and users) that are different to
other users/uses of OpenID?
what are the strengths / weaknesses of in-house vs.
outsourced service provision in this area?
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Ways forwardwhat should funding bodies (JISC, Eduserv, etc.) be doing in this space?how should institutions and
service providers respond to the growing interest in OpenID?
what more do institutions and service providers need to know before deciding on whether to make use of OpenID technology?
is there a need for ‘comparative’ guidance around alternative ‘identity technologies’? If so, how should that guidance be developed and maintained?
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Influencing standards
does the educational community need to influence the development of OpenID specifications in the future and, if so, how?
do we need a ‘UK Identity Focus’ (similar to the UK Web Focus)?
does the UK education community need a more formal way of interacting with the OpenID Foundation?
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Sharing good practice
are there recommendations that we can make now for institutions considering deploying OpenID for their users?
how should such recommendations be developed and maintained in the future?
are there recommendations that we can make now for service providers considering deploying OpenID for their services?
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Rules of engagement
• Andy Powell, Eduserv
• David Recordon, Six Apart
• Gavin Bell, Nature Publishing Group
• Nicole Harris, JISC
• Sean Mehan, UHI
• Scott Wilson, JISC CETIS
• panel session at end and plenty of time for discussion and debate throughout the day