Baseline Expectations
for Trust in Federation Overview

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Working together to create trusted and reliable collaborations

The InCommon community has adopted the Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation to improve interoperability.

ed by the InCommon Community Trust and Assurance Board, the community determined that a set of common expectations that all participants meet will

provide a baseline for trust
make collaboration more predictable
ensure that the InCommon Federation’s strategic value to research and education continues to grow

The Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation are comprised of three brief sets of statements for: Identity Provider Operators (IdP), Service Provider Operators (SP), and the Federation Operator.

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Baseline Expectations Overview and Q/A

Watch a Sept. 23, 2020, overview presentation and question/answer session on Baseline Expectations v2.

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Evolving via consensus

The community drives the process of evolving and clarifying the Baseline Expectations, led by the InCommon Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB).

Read the Community Consensus Process

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Resolving disputes

Undoubtedly there will be cases of dispute – for example, when a participant believes that another organization’s operations do not meet Baseline Expectations. The Baseline Expectations include a dispute resolution process to resolve disagreements.

Read the Dispute Resolution Process

Intent to alter metadata

As the federation operator, InCommon also has responsibilities under Baseline Expectations. For example, InCommon has several processes to ensure that Participants’ federation metadata is accurate. Part of the documentation is a process that InCommon will use before it alters metadata.

Learn About the Alter Metadata Process

Baseline Expectations
Resources

These are links to documents and resources related to Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation.

Community Consensus Process

Community Dispute Resolution Process

Process for Maintaining Baseline Expectations

Baseline Expectations Wiki

Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation Overview