Welcome to the UK federation Information Centre.
For further information on the UK federation, please click on the following links. If you have javascript enabled, clicking on the "[+]" symbols will expand each section. Otherwise, click on the section title to be taken to a page with the same content.
[+] Preparation and joining process
- WAYF log-in terminology advice
- JISC Technical Pre-requisite Guide
- Third Party Providers of Federated Access Management Solutions
- Libraries briefing paper
- Federation overview
- Federated access management for schools
- JISC Briefing Paper for IdPs
- JISC Briefing Paper for Service Providers
- Becta Briefing Paper for IdPs
- JISC Business Case
- JISC Roadmap
- Application Process Map
[+] Core federation Documentation
[+] Presentations
- Introduction to the UK federation (
843kb)
Downloadable sound file (mp3, 8.2Mb), or video presentation - Options for joining the federation ( 228kb)
sound file (mp3, 6.4Mb), or video presentation - Technical requirements for the UK federation ( 88kb)
sound file (mp3, 11.8Mb), or video presentation - Protecting User Privacy and Publisher Rights ( 142kb)
video presentation - Policy requirement for joining the UK federation ( 61kb)
sound file (mp3, 11.1Mb), or video presentation - The JISC Federated Access Management animation
Other presentations are available under the Events section or on the JISC Slideshow page
[+] Events
[+] Quick links to technical information pages
[+] Other
- A dedicated page is available for links to other sites
- Guide to using this website
- A document describing recent Changes to the Rules of Membership
- WAYFless URLs (a description by Simon McLeish of LSE)
You can get a list of all the pages by clicking here. If you want to find out what has changed recently, visit RecentChanges. Alternatively, there are RSS feeds you can use with a news aggregator to see federation news, when new pages are created or information on new Service Providers.