1. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 1 Why Standards? Campus Perspective Bernard W. Gleason XML Forum Alexandria, VA May 8, 2003

2. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 2 Executive Concerns  Return on investment and expanding budgets  Recreational use of network and de-personalization  Slow adoption of technology in instruction  Limited fiscal resources to train and support faculty & staff  Containment of “out of the blue” & spiraling licensing costs  Viruses, spam, hacks, identity theft, music downloads  Inter-institutional collaboration and resource sharing

3. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 3 Collaboration and Resource Sharing “It seems to me that we can’t do it alone and that progress, or may be even survival, might be dependent on collaborating and sharing resources with other institutions. It doesn’t make sense for every institution, big and small, to be duplicating resources and services.” Quote from the President of a small college

4. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 4 Middleware Middleware is the collection of software standards that will facilitate the secure, private, transparent and real- time interconnection of distributed people and applications and the exchange of information over the Internet.

5. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 5 Elements of Middleware  Identity Management & Directory Services  Data Interchange  Single Sign On & Transitive Trust  Security and Privacy  Web services

6. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 6 Personal Observations  Extended Campus and New Trust Relationships

7. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 7 Trust Relationships Scenarios  Transitive Trust  Portal Model  Liberty Alliance  Trusted Intermediary  Internet2 Shibboleth

8. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 8 Transitive Trust

9. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 9 Portal Model

10. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 10 Liberty Alliance My customer number 123 is your customer number 789

11. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 11 Trusted Intermediary

12. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 12 Internet2 - Shibboleth Uses institutional credentials Supports anonymity User-determined release of data (privacy) Home directory authentication & authorization

13. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 13 Personal Observations  Extended Campus and New Trust Relationships  Grid Computing  Mobile and external access may exceed on-campus traffic  Privacy on an equal level security  Open Source and Open Standards

14. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 14 Personal Observations  Virtual Enterprise Applications  Vertical and Specialized Applications  Service Providers and Intermediaries  Universal Identity  Web Services Architecture

15. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 15 How, When, What?  Maturation of Standards  Demonstrations of new business and trust models  Recognition of fiscal and functional advantages  Compliance with mandated policies and regulations  Commitment to improved convenience to customers  Demand from inspired and influential group of colleges

16. Information Technology  © 2001 The Trustees of Boston College  5/8/2003  Slide 16 Questions ?