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InCommon Operations will add IAQs to the published metadata following notification of certification by InCommon management. These will apply to the relevant IdP entries of the certified IdPOs. Proposed IAQ URIs are:
Silver: <still TBD by InCommon TAC> http://id.incommon.org/assurance/silver
Bronze: <still TBD by InCommon TAC> http://id.incommon.org/assurance/bronze
SP behavior
Ideally SPs will initiate the assurance flow by including the desired IAQ in the SAML AuthnRequest element.
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