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Ann is working on analyzing the impact of the FICAM 2.0 documents on InCommon Assurance IDPs. The InCommon Bronze and Silver specs will most likely remain unchanged. There are some changes in terminology. The new FICAM spec refers to Identity Providers as a Credential Service Providers (CSP). A Credential Service Provider handles assurance, can do token management and credential issuance and can assert identity attributes on behalf of the individual.
http://www.idmanagement.gov/approved-identity-services
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 for InCommon IDPs 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.
In addition, InCommon has also stressed in discussions with Anil John that the lack of federal services requiring assurance is a major issue.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.
Assurance Advisory Committee (AAC) Update (Jacob)
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