This page presents an overview of the AARC2 actions and results during the first year of the project (May 2017 – May 2018).
Check also the AARC2 leaflet with a summary of the results.
AARC2 addresses research collaborations and e-infrastructures that either are already deploying or are in the process to deploy an AAI that is AARC- compliant. Compared to AARC1, AARC2 is much more closer to the research collaborations; a number of them (12 of 23 ESFRI Projects) are participating in AARC2 and work together with the AARC team to deploy an AAI that is compliant with the AARC Blueprint Architecture.
AARC2 works together with research collaborations and e-infrastructures architects participating in the project to further develop the AARC Blueprint Architecture (BPA) produced during the AARC1 project, to define technical and policy guidelines to ease the implementation of AARC compliant AAIs and to ensure that these guidelines are deployed by research and e-infrastructures beyond the AARC2 project remit (via AEGIS).
AARC2 offers consultancy to research collaborations (in AARC2 and beyond) to help them pilot a suitable AAI that meets their needs and that is compliant with the AARC Blueprint.
AARC-G021 Exchange of specific assurance information between Infrastructures
AARC-G029 Guidelines on stepping up the authentication component in AAIs implementing the AARC BPA
AARC-G031 Guidelines for evaluating the combined assurance of linked identities
AARC-G040 Preliminary Proxy Policy Recommendations (application to the LS AAI)
AARC-G041 Expression of REFEDS RAF assurance components for identities derived from social media accounts
AARC-G042 Data Protection Impact Assessment - an initial guide for communities
Guidelines that have a general purpose and are meant to facilitate inter-operability across infrastructures are discussed by the AEGIS group for endorsement. The "AARC Engagement Group for InfrastructureS" (AEGIS) has establish bi-directional channels between AARC2 and infrastructures (that deploy or are in the process of deploying an AARC compliant AAI) to advise each other on the developments and production integration aspects of the AARC results. The current guidelines endorsed by AEGIS are:
There two main ways used to promote AARC2 results:
Social media are also used to promote results at large.