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InCommon makes possible trustworthy academic collaboration that reaches far beyond what a single organization can do on its own, through identity and access management technologies and services that are integrated across the globe. Learn how you can participate:
- READ THIS FIRST: Understanding Federation in Research and Education
- Join the InCommon Federation →
- Putting things into Gear - Get Going with InCommon Federation
- Working with User Data
- Meet Baseline Expectations
- Adopt SAML 2.0 Deployment Profile
Federation News
November 25, 2025: 2025 Federation Day Agenda Posted
August 13, 2025: Switch to Wayfinder by Dec 31, 2025
January 8, 2025: Federation Manager migrates to federated access
Sept 26, 2024: The legacy metadata aggregate is retiring.
Working with InCommon Wayfinder
Working with User Data
Working with InCommon Metadata
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Meet Baseline Expectations
- Baseline Expectations 2 Implementation Guide
- Baseline Expectations 2 Frequently Asked Questions
- Beyond BE2: Operationalizing Baseline Expectations
Enable Federated Research Access
Federation Practices and References
Help the InCommon Federation help you get the most out of being InCommon. Learn and adopt Federation best practices.
- Meet Baseline Expectations
- Adopt SAML 2.0 Deployment Profile
- Declare Qualification and Support with Entity Categories
- Understand SAML Metadata and Its Use in InCommon
- Handle Federated SSO Errors with Error Handling Service
- Federation Best Practices
- Index of Technical References
- InCommon Policies and Practices
- Get Software: InCommon Trusted Access Platform
- Microsoft Azure AD Documentation - University multilateral federation solutions
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