1. Supporting further and higher education UK Middleware Update TF-EMC2 Meeting, 4 November 2004 Alan Robiette, JISC Development Group

2. 4 November 2004TF-EMC2 Meeting, Amsterdam2 Synopsis Middleware development programme (2004-7) Building production Shibboleth federation (2004-6) UK eduRoam (2004-5) Also –Virtual Research Environment (VRE) initiative (2004-7)

3. 4 November 2004TF-EMC2 Meeting, Amsterdam3 Middleware development Around 16 projects Start dates mid-2004 Focusing on authorisation, especially for VOs Several involve developing the Shibboleth target architecture –Allowing for multiple sources of authority –Allowing for explicit authorisation policies –Main approach using Permis as decision engine Application areas: Grid, e-Learning, some digital library projects

4. 4 November 2004TF-EMC2 Meeting, Amsterdam4 Federation building Critical mass of resources Shibbolise existing JISC services Charm offensive with publishers Critical mass of users Call for early adopters targeted for January 2005 UK Shibboleth support service Call for proposals currently out Infrastructure (WAYF, CA etc) Plus of course policy

5. 4 November 2004TF-EMC2 Meeting, Amsterdam5 Athens and Shibboleth EduServ working on adding Shibboleth protocols to Athens Central Athens service will look like –A Shibboleth target to Shibboleth origins –A Shibboleth origin to Shibboleth targets First package of products just announced Includes production dual-function WAYF Full migration/co-existence strategy still to be worked out

6. 4 November 2004TF-EMC2 Meeting, Amsterdam6 UK eduRoam National top-level RADIUS proxy service established Call for first round of pilot sites just completed 29 sites selected –Mix of universities and FE colleges –Mix of access technologies Full service scheduled for academic year 2005/6

7. 4 November 2004TF-EMC2 Meeting, Amsterdam7 VRE initiative What kinds of environments do researchers need to do their jobs better / more efficiently? Several strands Large-scale frameworks (Sakai, OGCE) Light-weight “bottom-up” approaches Integration of new tools Will need to be bolted back into national/community middleware

8. Supporting further and higher education Questions?