TIER Draft Reference Architecture (8/15/16)
Initial sketch for DSAWG - 6/15/16 (PDF)
Revised Version of Reference Architecture
Business Context For TIER (Executive Level Reference)
Reference Architecture Overlays / Narrative Walkthroughs:
- Base Layer
- New person from institutional source
- New person from institutional source, midPoint variant
- New person from Guest / Self Registration
- New person from Invitation Service
- Demographic / contact data update
- Existing person with new affiliation
- Existing person with changed affiliation (e.g. job change)
- Existing person losing affiliation (e.g. job ending)
- Adding a new internal / external credential
- Merges / Splits
Glossary of TIER Reference Architecture Components
From the Entity Registries Working Group:
IAM Functional Model: https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/display/TIERENTREG/IAM+Functional+Model+and+IAM+Glossary
Backbone Usage Scenarios: https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/x/HwjcBQ
From TIER Executive Documents:
Case for TIER / State of TIER (see Figure 1 - Composite Block Diagram in the State of TIER): https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BzRHp0xie6WFUVRqQXBwd3VSa1U&usp=sharing#list
TIER Educause Presentation (Nov, 2015): https://www.internet2.edu/media/medialibrary/2015/11/06/TIER-Educause-Nov2015.pdf
CIFER Reference Architecture:
CIFER Solutions Reference Architecture: https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/display/cifer/CIFER+Solutions+Reference+Architecture
Component and Capability Reference Architecture: https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/display/cifer/Component+and+Capability+Reference+Architecture
Prior Work:
IAM Functions from I2 Middleware Initiative (2006): https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/download/attachments/91226442/mw-infosheet19.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1463673400039&api=v2
