Conveners
Session 2B: Trust, identity, and other buzzwords
- Donald Coetzee (TENET South Africa)
Description
Trust, identity, and other buzzwords:
Globally we’re seeing trust & identity services being one of the core “plumbing” services provided by NRENs. Research exists in a space that’s not easily or well served by the commercial alternatives. However, in South Africa, take up is still lagging and many institutions struggle to set up and maintain the infrastructure required. This session aims to unpack some of the successes and failures inherent in identity and access management. (We can talk about certificates too…)
Room Location: Room 5&6, First Floor
Authentication is a process by which a role, product, site, object, or event is confirmed as original, genuine, real, or trustworthy. Institutions are slowly but surely moving away from Internet Protocol (IP) address authentication methods to more reliable methods. Just like any other institution, Nelson Mandela University also wanted to do so and investigated means for providing reliable...
Many institutions are moving their identity infrastructure to the cloud. However, with traditional RADIUS and federation solutions tied to on-prem infrastructure, how do you continue participating in eduroam and SAFIRE?
