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Activity Overview
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This activity is the continuation of the former IdP as a Service Business case activity, which goals and direction was fundamentally changed . It according to the IdP as a Service RfC. It is about designing an open source software targeted at NRENS that is capable of automating the process of deploying and managing IdPs. This software shall offer a platform that can be used by institutions to configure, create and deploy an IdP through an easy to use graphical user interface (GUI). Instead of just implementing such a software, an open design of such a platform shall be defined based on the features needed in the R&E community. This design shall be used to create a reference implementation for the open source community, but it will enable other vendors to offer similar products as well. The activity will contain the following tasks: IdP as a Service Software Design Creation of a software design package for a software solution that includes a specification and reference architecture. The specification will define the features and requirements needed according to a minimal viable product of an IdP as a Service platform in the context of Research and Education. Based on this specification a technical reference architecture will be designed, which supports these requirements and fits seamlessly into existing R&E software. This package will be validated by the eduGAIN community to make it the official reference design to be used in IdP as a Service offerings. This way we offer value as we set the baseline for any requirements and potential procurement by NRENs or federations. Creation of a Reference implementation Based on the formerly created design, a reference software will be implemented. This reference implementation provides a simple, easily deploy-able solution that includes all specified features using the reference architecture. This solution will be provided to the community as a publicly available open source software including technical documentation. This software is intended to be used by NRENS to create their own IdP as a Service offering for institutions in their country. There won't be any official product, service or software support provided by GÉANT. The further development of this reference design and software is up to the community. The usage of these resources won't be restricted, so everyone and every organization is free to build their own solution on top. This applies to non-profit organizations as well as commercial vendors, which may offer similar products. |
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The aim of the Incubator is to deliver a sustainable open source software to the community. The solutions created may be used by commercial vendors as well. Vendors are invited to (self) asses their service offerings against the specification and the results may be publish in our community. They may offer a solution based on the reference implementation, but now including support features and possibly additional technical features. However if they have another product they want to use that is fine as long as it meets the specification. A long term goal is to gather organizations from the R&E community to take care of the software. A further involvement of the Incubator or the GÉANT project is not in scope of this activity. There might be consecutive activities started if demanded by NRENS. |
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