This article provides an overview of the InCommon Federation - an identity management organization in which the university participates.

 

Overview

The InCommon Federation is the identity management federation for US research and education, and their sponsored partners. Some of the InCommon Federation member sites that allow UA to pass on authentication for campus members via UA NetID on WebAuth include:

• EDUCAUSE.edu
• Research.gov
• NCBI
• CILogon

For more information on InCommon Trusted Relationships for Access Management, see the InCommon Model.