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An Introduction to UUIDs

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A universally unique identifier (UUID) is, in short, what it says it is: a string of letters and numbers intended to uniquely identify information. Within the context of identity and access management at Harvard, UUIDs are used as an internal identifier...

An Introduction to Identifiers

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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 —...

An Introduction to Assurance

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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...

Listing Policy

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About the Display of Data in Online Directories With the rise of federated login and other similar practices, more data about Harvard users have been made accessible to authorized applications, and as a result, the need to maintain strict access controls...

InCommon Participant Operational Practices

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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...

IAM Web Privacy Statement

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Privacy Policy This privacy statement describes the ways in which the Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT) authentication system websites (the “Harvard Authentication System Sites,” which include: the HarvardKey authentication service, the...

IAM IdP Attribute Release

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A guide to information released by the Harvard authentication servers to non-Harvard applications.

Integration High-Level Plan: Provisioning

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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...

Information Maintained in IAM Databases

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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...