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Membership

The eduGAIN Security Working Group membership is open to:

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Members must be able to commit to attending eduGAIN Security Working Group meetings on a regular basis, providing input to the eduGAIN Security Working Group deliverables and support the implementation of security practices from their group in national federations and eduGAIN.

Goals

The initial goals for the group for 2021/22 are:

1. To define and support an appropriate communication mechanism for reactive incident response management between the eduGAIN Security Team, Federation Operators and Federation Entities including support for the eduGAIN Security Incident Response Handbook.
2. To define and support an appropriate communication mechanism for proactive incident management and security warnings between the eduGAIN Security Team, Federation Operators and Federation Entities. 
3. To support the review and analysis of security incidents and make recommendations that will support and enhance the security stance of eduGAIN and Identity Federations.
4. To build a trusted security community for eduGAIN.  This may be through activities such as: adoption of entity categories, creating supporting materials, increasing understanding, building trust in Security contacts, crisis exercises and other security / communication challenges.

Timeframe

There is no time limit set for this group. Goals and objectives for the group will be reviewed annually. 

Support

The Working Group will be supported by the eduGAIN Secretariat.  Tools available:

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