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During 2012, the InCommon Assurance Program explored implementation issues of assurance, most notably with CI Logon, National Institutions of Health and the Department of Education. The latter two organizations are required to follow the Federal Identity Credential and Access Management committee’s SAML2 Web SSO Profile for requesting Authentication Contexts (e.g., assurance profiles). CI Logon, run by NCSA, has more flexibility in its requirements.
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