1. Federated Identity Management
NCTrust
Federated Identity Management
in North Carolina
Presenter: Mike Veckenstedt, Ph.D – CTO at NC-DPI
In Collaboration with:
Steve Thorpe – Systems Analyst at MCNC
Mark A. Scheible – Manager, Identity/Access Mgmt at NCSU
Tim Poe – Sr. Collaborative Technologist at MCNC

2. The Challenge 115 School Districts with ~ 2,500 schools
~97 Charter Schools
~1.3 mill students (K12)
17 UNC system institutions
58 community colleges
36 independent colleges / universities
Plus many others
Main partners providing education in NC from a K-12 perspective
Many different and vibrant organizations
Not one shoe fits all
Universities at the fore-front (already have implemented Federated authentication what is within their control.
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3. Teacher and Staff Time Is Valuable
2 min per student per year for account administration, focusing on Middle and High School
~ 3000 admin work days statewide(K6-12)
Times logins for Network, Media-Center, Lunch, Study Island, Moodle, etc. (~5)
=> 15,000 work days
A highlight of one of the K-12 business cases
Very conservatively
- K6 to K12
- Left out Virtual learning from the student
probably more like double or triple.
We all recognize this: Holiday shopping - how many accounts to you need?
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4. 21st Century Learning Virtual Public Schools Learn-And-Earn
K-12 plus Colleges and Universities blend into K-20
Student, Teacher, Parents are all part of the student’s education
“Streamlining student account administration”
The business case gets more complex with adding more
Dynamic learning environment by including more and more organizations
School administrators have to setup even more accounts: i.e. parents, guardians
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5. The Vision of NCTrust
“Every student (staff) uses one username and password to access learning resources in North Carolina”
A Taskforce was formed and a pilot project was created:
Two K-12 Districts (Rockingham-, Davie County), UNC, UNC-GA, Duke, NCSU, Central Piedmont, Wake Tech, MCNC, NC-DPI, Virtual Computing Lab, and NC LIVE.
Pilot “ends” in January 2010.
Additional considerations:
Securing student data
Moving towards Online testing (CIMS) Computerized Instructional Management System providing Online and off-line testing.
Next: DEMO
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6. Demo: Where Are You From?
5/27/2018
Demo: Where Are You From?
WAYF page

7. Choose Institution, Then Login…
WAYF with login
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8. NC LIVE Granted Customized Access to Rockingham County
Access to NC Live as Rockingham County student

9. Latest Thinking…
NCTrust = A student’s learning passport which remains with the student for his/her learning career and is valid at all Schools, Colleges, Universities, Virtual Schools, Libraries, etc. Scale How can such passport be used by every Student in the State?
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10. Comparison NJ-Trust NCTrust Budget: $ 1 mill. / 3 years
Life-Cycle: 2nd year of Impl.
Participants
Early implementers: 10
Production: 20+
Technology: Shibboleth
Membership: N/A
Impl.: Sharing Media
Budget: $ ~10 k for pilot
Life-Cycle: Finishing Pilot
Participants
Pilot phase: 10
Production: N/A
Technology: Shibboleth
Membership: InCommon
Impl.: Sharing Media
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11. Thank You
Also thanks to the many Federated ID Task Force members from throughout the NCREN community that are participating with us in the NCTrust pilot project
More Info:
Tim Poe:
Mark Scheible:
Steve Thorpe:
Mike Veckenstedt:
Google: mcnc nctrust tf
Joining the Federation sounds like a recruitment activity.
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12. See you in the Federation
Thank you very much for your time.
See you in the Federation