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Join the Call for Participation by Ken Klingenstein, Director of Internet2 Middleware and Security, to contribute to the trajectory of Signet and Grouper development. Institutions welcomed to help shape Signet and Grouper specs, code, and GUI for mutual benefits. Signet/Grouper outcomes may assist in meeting institutional needs. Criteria for participation and possible takeaways discussed.
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Call for Participation: Authority Systems and Tools Ken Klingenstein Director, Internet2 Middleware and Security
Topics • A trajectory for Signet and the Authority Recipe • A trajectory for Grouper • The Call for Participation • Goals • What institutions need to bring to the table • What institutions will walk away with • Next Steps
A trajectory for Signet • Specs • Code • Recipe
A trajectory for Grouper • Specs • Code • GUI
Call for Participation • Will be announced within a month or so (in Member update, mw-announce, etc.) • Looking for 6-8 institutions • Looking for a VO to work with 6-8 institutions • Comes with tea and sympathy, but probably no direct financial support
What institutions could bring • Helping to bring needs and set priorities • Contribute to the recipe through a case study • Maybe have a recipe writer we can hire… • Development energy and clue for • Plug-ins (from Peoplesoft SIS, Oracle HR, etc…) • Connectors (to SIS, Oracle, WebCT, Darwin Video, etc…) • AD vs. LDAP parts • Testing and QA • Diagnostics • Business process reengineering experiences
What institutions will take away • A signet/grouper that might meet your needs • Publicity • Logowear
What’s Required to Participate • Significant institutional commitment, if not campus-wide adoption • Write a case study, with help • Willingness to raise one’s hand to develop a generalized tool, GUI, component, etc when institutional priorities and community needs are aligned. • Evidence of general middleware infrastructure • Some interesting pathologies
Some schools must apply • If you’ve come to this camp • And are a repeat camp offender • And house the PI of a noted VO • Or are doing BPR • And there is broad institutional commitment • And you find this stuff way cool…