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Metadata Aggregation Practice Statement v20220712

Changes to the Metadata Aggregation Practice Statement are announced to the SAFIRE Participants’ Forum. SAFIRE generates a number of metadata aggregates for various purposes, including inter-federation and its own internal operations. This document gives a broad overview of how the aggregation process works. It is currently non-normative and will be refined over time. Metadata aggregator SAFIRE makes use of WAYF’s PHPH (PHederation PHeeder) metadata aggregation software. An overview of the configuration of this aggregator and the aggregates it generates is publically available at https://phph.

Participation Agreement v20161018bis

Changes to the Participation Agreement are approved by TENET’s Board of Directors. Version v20161018 reached rough consensus within the community and was subsequently ratified on 26 October 2016. This revision contains minor edits to acknowledge the publication of a fee structure on 1 May 2019, and to record the Participation Agreement’s subordinance to the 2020 revision of TENET’s REN Services Agreement. There are some notes on interpretation available to help decision makers.

Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers v20210303

Changes to the Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers that are purely technical must reach rough consensus/no opposition at the SAFIRE Participants’ Forum. Changes to the administrative requirements are synchronised with the Metadata Registration Practice Statement. This version reached rough consensus on 31 March 2021. The following describes the technical and administrative checks made before a service provider is admitted into the SAFIRE federation within the SAML2 Technology Profile. It also serves as a checklist for service provider operators for assessing their readiness to participate.

Requirements for SAML2 Identity Providers v20210303

Changes to the Requirements for SAML2 Identity Providers that are purely technical must reach rough consensus/no opposition at the SAFIRE Participants’ Forum. Changes to the administrative requirements are synchronised with the Metadata Registration Practice Statement. This version reached rough consensus on 31 March 2021. The following describes the technical and administrative checks made before an identity provider is admitted into the SAFIRE federation within the SAML2 Technology Profile. It also serves as a checklist for identity provider operators for assessing their readiness to participate.

Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers v20200826 (Draft)

Changes to the Requirements for SAML2 Service Providers that are purely technical in nature must reach rough consenus/no opposition at the SAFIRE Participants’ Forum. Changes to the administrative requirements are synchronised with the Metadata Registration Practice Statement. This version reached rough consensus on 18 Sept 2018, and was subsequently amended to incorporate updates from the MRPS. The following describes the technical and administrative checks that will be made before a service provider is admitted into the SAFIRE federation within the SAML2 Technology Profile.

Requirements for SAML2 Identity Providers v20200826

Changes to the Requirements for SAML2 Identity Providers that are purely technical in nature must reach rough consenus/no opposition at the SAFIRE Participants’ Forum. Changes to the administrative requirements are synchronised with the Metadata Registration Practice Statement. This version reached rough consensus on 1 January 2019, and was subsequently amended to incorporate updates from the MRPS. The following describes the technical and administrative checks that will be made before an identity provider is admitted into the SAFIRE federation within the SAML2 Technology Profile.

Metadata Registration Practice Statement v20200504

Changes to the Metadata Registration Practice Statement that are purely technical in nature must reach rough consenus/no opposition at the SAFIRE Participants’ Forum. All other changes are approved by the SAFIRE Steering Committee. This version reached rough consensus on … and was ratified by the Steering Committee on …. Definitions and terminology The key words “MUST”, “MUST NOT”, “REQUIRED”, “SHALL”, “SHALL NOT”, “SHOULD”, “SHOULD NOT”, “RECOMMENDED”, “MAY”, and “OPTIONAL” in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 21191.

Metadata Aggregation Practice Statement v20200316

Changes to the Metadata Aggregation Practice Statement are announced to the SAFIRE Participants’ Forum. SAFIRE generates a number of metadata aggregates for various purposes, including inter-federation and its own internal operations. This document gives a broad overview of how the aggregation process works. It is currently non-normative and will be refined over time. Metadata aggregator SAFIRE makes use of WAYF’s PHPH (PHederation PHeeder) metadata aggregation software. An overview of the configuration of this aggregator and the aggregates it generates is publically available at https://phph.

Key Management Practice Statement v20200202 (de facto)

Changes to the Key Management Practice Statement must reach rough consenus/no opposition at the SAFIRE Participants’ Forum. This version reached rough consensus on …. Definitions and terminology The key words “MUST”, “MUST NOT”, “REQUIRED”, “SHALL”, “SHALL NOT”, “SHOULD”, “SHOULD NOT”, “RECOMMENDED”, “MAY”, and “OPTIONAL” in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 21191. Federation, Identity Federation: An association of organisations that come together to securely exchange information as appropriate about their users and resources to enable collaborations and transactions.

Requirements for SAML2 Identity Providers v20190207

Changes to the Requirements for SAML2 Identity Providers that are purely technical in nature must reach rough consenus/no opposition at the SAFIRE Participants’ Forum. Changes to the administrative requirements are synchronised with the Metadata Registration Practice Statement. This version reached rough consensus on 1 January 2019. The following describes the technical and administrative checks that will be made before an identity provider is admitted into the SAFIRE federation within the SAML2 Technology Profile.

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