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There is a bundle of attributes that FICAM requires all Credential Service Provides to release. At this point those attributes are legal name and date of birth. InCommon's position is that all attribute release should be handled by membership in the InCommon federation. InCommon is working with FICAM to remove the requirements for InCommon Credential Service Providers to release attributes to FICAM. The hope is that FICAM will agree that InCommon will release a standard set of attributes (perhaps the R&S bundle). Anil John of FICAM will be setting up a meeting with NIH and NSF to see if an agreement can be reached. InCommon has also stressed in discussions with Anil John that the lack of federal services requiring assurance is a major issue.
FICAM decided that their previous document did not do enough to facilitate federation, and under FICAM 2.0, a federation like InCommon or Kantara must provide more info to FICAM about how their federation works, such as how the change management process, testing and interoperability, are handled, etc.
InCommon has told FICAM that the HE community is not primarily interested in the consumer to government interaction, the way AT&T or Verizon might be. For the most part, the higher ed community is interested in a model that is more like a business to government interaction.
Anil John of FICAM will be setting up a meeting with NIH and NSF to see if an agreement can be reached.
Concerning services offered by the Federal Govt that require assurance, there are rumors about a ScienceCV for grad students and others applying for grants. Assurance might be required in spring 2015.
No services right now are requiring assurance.
Assurance Advisory Committee (AAC) Update (Jacob)
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