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One of the two remaining R&S SPs (Narada Metrics) has applied for REFEDS R&S. The other R&S SP (GPN/UM Dropoff Services) is non-responsive.

Outline of Phase II

Basic message: If you are an IdP operator that supports R&S, migrate to REFEDS R&S now! (reference needed)Recommended migration process:

R&S IdPs that migrate to REFEDS R&S will be automatically exported to eduGAIN once global R&S SPs have been imported into InCommon metadata.

Migration Process for Existing R&S IdPs

1. Review the authoritative REFEDS Research & Scholarship Entity Category specification

2. Change your IdP's attribute release policy from this:

   Code Block
   title The configuration of an IdP that HAS NOT migrated to REFEDS R&S
   <afp:AttributeFilterPolicy id="releaseFullBundleToRandS"> <afp:PolicyRequirementRule xsi:type="saml:AttributeRequesterEntityAttributeExactMatch" attributeName="http://macedir.org/entity-category" attributeValue="http://id.incommon.org/category/research-and-scholarship"/> <!-- attribute rules here --> </afp:AttributeFilterPolicy>

   to this:
   

   Code Block
   title The configuration of an IdP that HAS migrated to REFEDS R&S
   <afp:AttributeFilterPolicy id="releaseFullBundleToRandS"> <afp:PolicyRequirementRule xsi:type="saml:AttributeRequesterEntityAttributeExactMatch" attributeName="http://macedir.org/entity-category" attributeValue="http://refeds.org/category/research-and-scholarship"/> <!-- attribute rules here --> </afp:AttributeFilterPolicy>

   The latter configuration recognizes the REFEDS R&S entity attribute value instead of the legacy InCommon R&S entity attribute value.

3. Declare your ability to support REFEDS R&S by submitting a short form

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<mdattr:EntityAttributes xmlns:mdattr="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:metadata:attribute">
  <!-- multivalued entity attribute for R&amp;S IdPs -->
  <saml:Attribute
      xmlns:saml="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion"
      NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri"
      Name="http://macedir.org/entity-category-support">
    <saml:AttributeValue>
      http://id.incommon.org/category/research-and-scholarship
    </saml:AttributeValue>
    <saml:AttributeValue>
      http://refeds.org/category/research-and-scholarship
    </saml:AttributeValue>
  </saml:Attribute>
</mdattr:EntityAttributes>

However, only the REFEDS R&S entity attribute value is exported to eduGAIN!

Declaration Process for New R&S IdPs

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Warning
title Open Question
What about new R&S IdPs? Should new R&S IdPs be allowed to declare their support for InCommon R&S only?

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