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This page contains service description outlining how and where service should be used, targeted users, service delivery model and service elements and topology.

RESPONSIBLE: Information provided in this page is initially populated by the development team (during the transition phase), and revised based on the need or in a yearly service check by eduroam Managed IdP Service Manager, with exception of CBA which remains the responsibility of business development teamperiodically.

Service description

eduroam Managed IdP enables eligible institutions to outsource the technical setup of eduroam IdP functions to the eduroam Operations Team. eduroam IdP administrators use the service instead of a local authentication infrastructure and identity management. The service includes:

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eduroam users get an eduroam account simply by redeeming invitation tokens which were previously generated by their IdP admin. With that account, they use eduroam for as long a time as the administrator has sanctioned the use. The users can view and manage their account status at all times. Multi-tenancy on this level means that the user only ever sees his own eduroam account and associated credentials.

Contacts

 

Service
ManagerDeputy Service
OwnerDevelopment Team Lead
Manager
L1 supportL2 supportL3 support
Miroslav Milinović
 
 Stefan Winter

eduroam IdPs are required to enter helpdesk details for their tenancy level. This is the L1 support for their end users; all questions about account expiry, revocation of login permissions etc. is handled inside the IdP.

eduroam NROs are providing the L1 support to the eduroam IdPs.

help@eduroam.org is first level contact provided by GEANT, and primarily targeting end users. NROs participating in eduroam Managed IdP are encouraged to subscribe to cat-users@lists.geant.org as a more direct channel to the development team.

In case of technical problems with the service itself, a "Message of the Day" (MOTD) is displayed on the web interface front page, immediately visible to both end users and administrators.

 eduroam
 eduroam-ot@lists.geant.orgeduroam OT has direct links to development team

Service delivery model

The service is delivered as a multi-level, multi-tenancy service as described above in "Users". It consists of a web service with ancillary systems in the background as described in the beginning of this page.

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Supporting infrastructure

Users (NROs, IdPs, endusers) of eduroam Managed IdP use the same supporting infrastructure that is being used by the respective user categories which do not use eduroam managed IdP. In addition users (NROs, IdPs, endusers) of eduroam Managed IdP are provided with technical support  (see: Contact above) for the specific elements of  eduroam Managed IdP service (according to user category they belong to).

Cost Benefit Analysis

CBA Document, Payback Schedule