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This page is intended for Harvard Help Desk employees attempting to solve user access problems involving the Harvard identity provider (IdP). Most commonly, users will be attempting to access an external site such as HathiTrust and not be able to gain...

An Introduction to Identifiers The term "identifier" comes up frequently in an identity and access management context. But what exactly is an identifier, and what are the characteristics of a "good" identifier? In short, an identifier is just that —...

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...

As a requirement of Harvard's participation as an identity provider (IdP) and various Harvard units' participation as service providers (SPs) in the InCommon identity management federation, please find below answers to InCommon's questions as laid out in...

The table below contains a list of general items for consideration as you onboard into provisioning services using SailPoint IIQ. In preparation of your School or unit's initial meetings with the IAM team, we suggest you review the materials listed under...

The Identity & Access Management services at Harvard University are based on an identity registry of members of the Harvard Community. It includes people who have been assigned Harvard University ID numbers (HUIDs) or who have been assigned or have self...

A quick guide to how federated identity works and the benefits of Harvard's use of InCommon federation.

An InCommon-created PowerPoint presentation (hosted on incommon.org) outlining identity management, key terms, problems and solutions in federated identity management, and information on the InCommon federation and its offerings.