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Image AddedThe purpose of this wiki is to provide technical instructions and recommendations how to make use of eduGAIN. Compared to the eduGAIN homepage this wiki's target audience are mostly the eduGAIN community, technical people who want to offer a service in eduGAIN or who want to enable their users to access eduGAIN services. The wiki provides guidelines, pointers to external pages and configuration samples. Write access is grated to all authenticated eduGAIN users. Content in this space should be eduGAIN-related.

If you don't find answers for your questions in this wiki, you might also contact the support@edugain.org for assistance and guidance.

Table of Contents:

Formal eduGAIN Documentation

Formal documentation for eduGAIN can be found on the eduGAIN website.  This includes:

• eduGAIN Declaration.
• eduGAIN Constitution.
• eduGAIN SAML Profile (out for consultation).

Supporting eduGAIN Operational Documentation

The following documentation is maintained on the wiki to enable more frequent updates and is informative documentation showing how eduGAIN processes are implemented.  This currently includes:

• eduGAIN Operational Practice Statement: joining and membership (DRAFT).
• eduGAIN Operational Practice Statement: SAML operations (DRAFT).
• eduGAIN SAML Metadata Aggregation Practice Statement (DRAFT).

eduGAIN Best Current Practice Documentation

eduGAIN strongly recommends the following Best Current Practice for federation operators and entities:

• GÉANT Code of Conduct (adherence to Code of Conduct can be monitored via the eduGAIN Technical database)
• REFEDS Security Incident Response Trust Framework for Federated Identity (Sirtfi) (adherence to Sirtfi can be monitored via the eduGAIN Technical database)
• REFEDS Research and Scholarship Entity Category (usaged of R&S can be monitored via the eduGAIN Technical database)

eduGAIN Guides and Supporting Information

• Best Current Practice Guide for Joining eduGAIN as a Federation.

eduGAIN Meetings

• eduGAIN Steering Group Meetings.
• eduGAIN Town Hall Meetings.