JANET(UK)'s Role in the UK Federation
JANET(UK) operate the federation for the UK education and research sector, on behalf of JISC and Becta.
JANET(UK) will publish and maintain the federation metadata which is central to the Shibboleth model. Metadata contains configuration information that enables federation members to communicate amongst themselves in order to gain access to a protected resource. JANET(UK) will also host and maintain the WAYF (Where Are You From?) component of the federation. This allows a user's institution to be identified when they attempt to access an online resource. User support and federation policy implementation are handled by JANET(UK).
JANET(UK) also carried out a Consultation Exercise which finished on 26th October 2006.
UK Federation Sponsors
Responsibility for the provision of the UK Access Management Federation for Education and Research is shared jointly between:
- Higher Education Funding Council for England
- Learning and Skills Council
- Scottish Funding Council
- Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
- National Council for Education and Training for Wales
- Department of Employment and Learning Northern Ireland
represented by their Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and
These organisations exercise this responsibility through the UK Federation Policy Governance Group. Administration of the operation of the federation has been delegated to JANET(UK) by these bodies.
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