About CTAB
The Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB) represents the InCommon community in InCommon Federation’s trust and assurance related programs and initiatives. It is advisory to the InCommon Steering Committee.
CTAB is InCommon's steward for the Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation policy.
Current Work Items
- Update REFEDS Assurance Framework Implementation Guidance for InCommon Participants
- SIRTFI Exercise - 2024 editionPast CTAB Activities
- Baseline Future: Improving Federation Interoperability
A complete list of current and recently concluded InCommon Working Groups (including CTAB Chartered) is available on the wiki.
Past Work Items
2023
CTAB 2023 Work Plan
2023 InCommon Community Trust & Assurance Board Accomplishments Report
2022
CTAB 2022 Work Plan
Baseline Expectations 2
CTAB continues to spearhead InCommon’s effort to improve trust and security among participants. Working in collaboration InCommon Operations, CTAB completed InCommon’s migration to Baseline Expectations 2.
Reference: InCommon Baseline Expectations 2 Dispute Resolution Closing Actions
SIRTFI Exercise Planning Working Group
CTAB sponsored InCommon’s SIRTFI Exercise Planning Working Group (SEPWG). The SEPWG devised a distributed cybersecurity incident response exercise and subsequently carried out the exercise with community volunteers in November 2022.
2021
Assured Access Working Group
The Assured Access Working Group (AAWG) was chartered to develop guidance to help academic institutions implement REFEDS Assurance Framework conforming identity-proofing and authentication credential assurance practices. AAWG delivered its final report in Summer 2021.
2020
Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation Version 2
CTAB delivered version 2 of the InCommon Baseline Expectations document in Fall 2020. It also produced a companion BE2 implementation guidance document.
Meeting Minutes, Documents, White Papers
Public CTAB Minutes (posted within two weeks of the meeting)
Key Documents
Community Trust Assurance Board Charter
Baseline Expectations for Trust in Federation
Process to Maintain Baseline Expectations
CTAB Membership
Visit the InCommon Community Leadership page for the current list of members.
There is also a page listing all current and past members.
Member-Only Resources
Materials for CTAB Members (private)
Recent space activity
