Middleware Futures Internet2 Member Meeting Arlington VA, April 2006 RL “Bob” Morgan, University...

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Middleware Futures Internet2 Member Meeting Arlington VA, April 2006 RL “Bob” Morgan, University of Washington and Internet2

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Middleware Futures

Internet2 Member Meeting

Arlington VA, April 2006

RL “Bob” Morgan, University of Washington and Internet2

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Middleware-To-Be ...Middleware-To-Be ...

"The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached. When it came, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery."

- Dickens, A Christmas Carol

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TopicsTopics

Next steps in core projects

New core projects

Key related activities

Less key related activities

Conclusion

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Directories/SchemaDirectories/Schema

edu*: person, org, course, group

no big plans for new object areas

but: LDAP focus shifting to SAML

so define as abstract data model

schema coordination efforts

SCHAC (in Europe) etc

implies need for large-scale mapping

data model, ontologies may help

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ShibbolethShibboleth

Focus on standards compliance (SAML 2.0)

and interop with other products

Complete package, extensible platform

login/logout, more supported flows

Attribute release management, GridShib

Contributions from Australia, UK, Grid

managing project growth ...

Further out: Web Services, multi-tier

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Signet / GrouperSignet / Grouper

1.0 versions out (or about to be)

adoptions still "early", seeking serious

feedback

Integration

Signet with Grouper, both with LDAP/Shib

Integration into many apps

Integration into Virtual Organization service

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Provisioning: NexusProvisioning: Nexus

Managing user accounts in many systems

from central service, driven from

person/group/priv registries

Nexus open-source project

from University of Memphis

uses OASIS SPML standard protocol

soliciting early adopters now

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WorkflowWorkflow

Not just for admin/approval any more

many academic, e-science use cases

organization of data/processing across

disparate systems with complex flows

WS-BPEL is new OASIS standard,

many implementations, use in Grids

considering: federated flows, use of workflow

in IdM infra, signatures, etc

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Messaging/event servicesMessaging/event services

"Message-oriented middleware"

key technology for low-latency, loosely-

coupled integration of many services,

especially IdM services

many products, not so much adoption

new open technologies, e.g. XMPP

identify architecture, benefits, seek best

practices, promote deployments ...

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Trust ServicesTrust Services

InCommon Federation

promote scalable adoption of Shib/SAML,

bring together US HE community and

partners, 30 or so members now

USHER CA

PKI root CA for US HE community

now running, first certs this week

shares procedures with InCommon

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Virtual Organization SupportVirtual Organization Support

Key constituency for middleware benefits

campus-oriented VO services, reducing

admin costs, adding compliance, serving

myriad academic/e-science VOs, supporting

federated access/admin, collab tool

integration ...

primary interest of funding agencies ...

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(Inter)Federation(Inter)Federation

Growth of Federations requires inter-

federation to scale up

but what is interfederation? Don't know yet

key services already facing multiple feds

US campuses will join US Gov E-Auth

Federation via interfed with InCommon

Requires collab with existing R&HE feds in

Europe, Australia

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More related topicsMore related topics

Lionshare project

Secure peer-to-peer resource sharing

Driver for advanced Shib/USHER features

Mellon Foundation-funded

Medical middleware

apply HE models to med centers, with mods

much interest from AAMC etc

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Yet more related topicsYet more related topics

Connective/real-time middleware

identity in telephony/conferencing/presence

applications/services

improve security, directory integration,

support federation

Digital Rights Management

not all bad: applications in privacy, libraries

help RIAA/MPAA solve their/our problems?

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Even more related topicsEven more related topics

Learning-management systems / Sakai

large open-source effort, much adoption

key middleware integration issues

provisioning, federation, multi-tier, workflow

Internet Identity

many new lightweight identity schemes

Microsoft InfoCard

how can we integrate?

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Process issuesProcess issues

Middleware now a global activity

regionalizing/internationalizing processes and

standards, avoiding political traps

Support models

many projects/activities/services need to

become independent, yet stay connected

decide how to pick battles when there are so

many to choose from

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ConclusionConclusion

"I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach."

- Dickens, A Christmas Carol

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