CIFER Community Identity Framework for Education and Research

CIFER Community Identity Framework for Education and Research (CIFERproject. org) An agile, best-of-breed, community-governed, comprehensive IAM solution for higher education

CIFER Objectives Builds upon existing open source IAM projects Creates a comprehensive, modular IAM stack Implements open, standards-based architecture Reduces ops costs (TCO) through improved integration, automation, QA • Focuses on needs, challenges distinctive to HE • Avoids vendor lock-in • • ciferproject. org 2

CIFER Project Plan • 5 Work Streams, plus project-wide QA – Registries, Provisioning & Integration, Access Management, Authorization, Process Automation – Each partners with existing OSS IAM projects and builds new functionality only where necessary • 2 year build ($4 m/year), then self-sustaining – Diverse participation models for diverse investors – Contingency plans in-place ciferproject. org 3

CIFER Timeline • Launch – Existing partner projects deliver immediate ROI – Focus HE attention, investment effort • Year 1 – Gaps filled, process automation in beta • Year 2 – Comprehensive stack, cloud-aware and cloudready ciferproject. org 4

Why Invest in CIFER? • Higher-ROI, Lower-TCO, lower-risk IAM: sooner, better, and sustainably • Prepares us better for HE-specific challenges like collaboration, social/mobile, and the cloud • Community governance improves our institutional control over our own destiny • Modular solution means no non-core investment • Diverse investment options let us tailor our investment precisely to our institutional priorities • Vendors available for immediate support, ROI • Validates and advances our institutional stature ciferproject. org 5

CIFER Investment Options • Monetary Investment: – Participant • Campuses $1/student/year (2 years); Others $50 k – Supporter • Campuses $2/student/year (2 years); Others $100 k – Leader • Campuses $5/student/year (2 years); Others $250 k – Work Stream-specific investment option as well • FTE Resources (in-kind contribution) • Code (IP) ciferproject. org 6

Questions? For More Information contact : info@ciferproject. org 7