#  An Introduction to Assurance 

 



## InCommon Federation

Operated by Internet2, the InCommon Federation is a consortium of members of the U.S. higher education community dedicated to creating and supporting a common trust framework for U.S. education and research. It serves as a gateway to the global research and education community. [Learn More](https://www.incommon.org/federation/)

Learn more about Harvard's participation in InCommon at the following links:

- [InCommon Participant Operating Practices (POP)](http://iam.harvard.edu/resources/incommon-participant-operational-practices)
- [InCommon Registration Checklist for Service Providers](http://iam.harvard.edu/resources/incommon-sp-registration-checklist)



 

 

 See also:- [ Group Services ](/resource-type/group-services)
- [ InCommon ](/taxonomy/incommon)
- [ Overview ](/taxonomy/overview)