REFEDs current list (Nov 2023) - https://refeds.org/specifications
Legenda for relevance column: Under investigation Not relevent Relevant Updates to wording and/or implementation required
REFEDs identify 4 types of specifications:
- Entity Category
- Entity Attribute
- Profile
- Metadata Extension
- Framework
Entity Categories, defined in RFC8409, are metadata 'labels' applied to either identity providers or services which may be used under certain conditions, as described in the Entity Category specification, to indicate a grouping of entities. Entity Categories may be used to signal commonly used attribute requirements, or commitment to a certain set of behavioural rules.
- An entity category may be used to expres a certain behaviour from the entity, or compliance to certain commonly understood policy. For example in R&S: "Service Providers that are operated for the purpose of supporting research and scholarship interaction, collaboration or management, at least in part". Such Entity Categories may be very usefull as these can be used to inform issuers and user about the verifiers intentions. If an entity category is asserted by the
The Entity Category capability of grouping of entities which have similar hehaviour, goal or purpose seems like a usefull capability
Research and Scholarship
Hide From Discovery
The discovery process, and hence the user flow for an issuer is fundementally different from discovery as used in multilateral SAML federations. Hence this specification is deemed not relevant
Code of Conduct
specification name | type | Applies to | Asserted by | Attribute profile | Entity behavioural rules | Attribute requirements | Protocol Specific requirements |
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Research and Scholarship (R&S) v1.3 | Entity Category | SP | Registrar |
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Research and Scholarship (R&S) v1.3 | Entity Category | IdP | IdP |
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Hide From Discovery v.1 | Entity Category | IdP | IdP | ||||
Anonymous Access v.2 | Entity Category | SP | Registrar |
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Anonymous Access v.2 | Entity Category | IdP | IdP |
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Pseudonymous Access v.2 | Entity Category | SP | Registrar |
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Pseudonymous Access v.2 | Entity Category | IdP | IdP |
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Personalized Access v.2 | Entity Category | SP | Registrar | ||||
Code of Conduct v.2 | Entity Category and Best Practice | ||||||
Sirtfi v1 & v2 | Entity Attribute | SP | SP |