A greater diversity of colleges and universities are eligible to join the InCommon Federation and benefit from single sign-on secure access to dozens of third-party services.
InCommon, which is operated by Internet2, has announced that it now recognizes accreditation from a much larger range of accreditation agencies - all recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
"We recognized that our requirements needed to grow along with the organizations that we serve," said John Krienke, chief operating officer of InCommon. "In addition to the regional accrediting agencies we've always recognized, we will accept accreditation from a number of other national and state agencies."
When colleges and universities join InCommon, their faculty, researchers, students, and staff can use one username and password - that issued by the higher education institution - to access on-campus and off-campus services. This improves privacy and security, and provides the convenience of an individual having just one username and password to access many resources. In addition, InCommon participants agree on a common set of policies and procedures, making it much easier to add a new service or partner.
InCommon also offers a certificate service that provides unlimited SSL and, soon, personal certificates to colleges and universities at one low annual fee.
For more information on InCommon and a full list of participants, visit www.incommon.org
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About InCommon(R)
The InCommon Federation (www.incommon.org), operated by Internet2, provides a privacy-preserving, secure method for higher education institutions and their partners to offer single sign-on convenience to their faculty, researchers, students and staff. Through InCommon, individuals no longer need to maintain multiple passwords and usernames and online service providers no longer need to maintain user accounts. The educational institution manages the level of privacy and security for its constituents. InCommon also offers the InCommon Cert Service, providing unlimited SSL and, soon, personal certificates to colleges and universities at one low annual fee.