CTAB call of December 15, 2020 

Attending

• David Bantz, University of Alaska (chair) 
• Mary Catherine Martinez, InnoSoft (vice chair)
• Pål Axelsson, SUNET 
• Brett Bieber, University of Nebraska 
• Rachana Ananthakrishnan, Globus, University of Chicago  
• Tom Barton, University Chicago and Internet2, ex-officio
• Ercan Elibol, Florida Polytechnic University
• Richard Frovarp,  North Dakota State 
• Eric Goodman, UCOP - TAC Representative to CTAB 
• Meshna Koren, Elsevier
• Jon Miner, University of Wisc - Madison 
• Andy Morgan, Oregon State University 
• John Pfeifer, University of Maryland  
• Marc Wallman, North Dakota State University, InCommon Steering Rep, ex-officio 
• Chris Whalen, Research Data and Communication Technologies 
• Jule Ziegler,  Leibniz Supercomputing Centre 
• Robert Zybeck, Portland Community College 
• Johnny Lasker, Internet2 
• Kevin Morooney, Internet2 
• Albert Wu, Internet2 
• Emily Eisbruch, Internet2  

Regrets

• Ann West, Internet2
• Chris Hable, University of Michigan

Action Items from this call 

• AI (Albert and David) share a draft of the  targeted message to parties not meeting BE v2
• AI (Tom) start drafting a charter for the proposed CTAB sponsored working group around NIH requirements
• AI: (Albert) chat with Dean on whether we should expand the list of InCommon newsletter recipients

Discussion

• Intellectual Property reminder   

CTAB Membership

• Welcome new CTAB members
• Andy Morgan, Oregon State U   
• Meshna Koren, Elsevier
• Appreciation to retiring CTAB members
• Mary Catherine Martinez, InnoSoft
• Chris Hable, University of Michigan
• Chair election results
• David Bantz will continue as chair
• Brett Bieber will serve as vice chair
• Congratulations David and Brett
• CTAB Meeting time for 2021
• From Alaska to Sweden, CTAB has a wide range of time zones represented
• Decision: Keep current time schedule (biweekly on Tuesdays at 1pm ET), 
• The Dec. 29, 2020 CTAB meeting is cancelled. 
• next CTAB meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021
  
  

Baseline Expectations V2  be2-faq v2.0

• There will be an upcoming newsletter item re-announcing commencement of BEv2 implementation  
  • Albert confirmed with Dean that there will a blurb in a Trust and Identity Newsletter going out in a few days. 
  • This is a periodic newsletter that features blog posts.  
  • Concern: Meshna has not seen this newsletter, what list does it go to?
  • Sent to the InCommon participants list and site admins
  • AI: (Albert) chat with Dean on whether we should expand the list of InCommon newsletter recipients
• General strategy is to use targeted messages to communicate frequently with parties not meeting BE v2
• AI (Albert and David) share a draft of the  targeted message to parties not meeting BE v2
• Possible link to check list for participants to determine next steps.
  E.g., errorURL https://errorurl-sp-demo.swamid.se/demo/ - page from SWAMID as template?
• BE 2 Rollout
  • CTAB members will have some responsibility in 2021 for contacting those organizations not meeting BE v2.
  • The updates made to InCommon entity contacts during BEv1 will be helpful. 
    
    

2021 CTAB Work Plan

• 1 . Working Group to develop concrete implementation guidance for NIH requirements
  • Tom will coordinate.
  • Interested in participating: Rachana, Chris, Jon, Tom, David. Eric, Ercan, Brett Pal; Albert invite Scott Cantor, Kyle (NIH),Jule
• 2.  Issues to look at for BE v3
  • Entity (IDP and SP) supports the REFEDS MFA Profile

  • All InCommon IDP shall support the REFEDS Research & Scholarship (R&S) Entity Category 

 Working Group to develop concrete implementation guidance for NIH requirements  

• Tom will coordinate a CTAB sponsored working group to look at guidance for InCommon members guidance on NIH call to action 
• Could include InCommon members and NIH people
• Need to develop the guidance and get it to InCommon participants
• CTAB will need to establish clear expectations around timing for the  proposed working group around NIH expectations 
• ChrisW: makes sense for CTAB to form a working group and move forward
• There’s a strong incentive for R&E to figure out what needs to be done to meet the NIH requirements.  
• What kind of processes can they leverage to achieve assurance level needed, around MFA for example?
• TomB has been convening a small group already, including ScottC
• Input to REFEDs is important
• Alignment with NIST identity proofing guidance is also important
• Also to be taken up in REFEDs assurance working group that Jule chairs
• AI Tom start drafting a charter for the proposed CTAB sponsored working group around NIH requirements
• There should be a liaison from CTAB on the proposed working group
• Interested individuals for proposed working group:
• Tom, Rachana, Chris, Jon, David. Eric, Ercan, Brett Pal; Albert invite Scott Cantor, Kyle (NIH), Jule
  
• We should wear the CTAB hat and make the info more broadly available, amplify the work

•  Reference on NIH Requirements:

  • Oct. 6, 2020 keynote from NIH :   https://internet2.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?pid=9e5ec1c1-6fac-4713-bdd3-ac5300f9eb33

  •  Oct. 6, 2020 panel from NIH : https://internet2.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=aab17930-72b4-4839-9e45-ac53011ecaf3

Announcement

• The consultation for the REFEDS Baseline Expectations specification is now open: https://wiki.refeds.org/display/CON/Consultation%3A+Baseline+Expectations

Next CTAB call:   Tuesday,  January 12, 2020 at 1pm ET