RENU Identity Federation: Empowering Collaboration in Education and Research
"Learn about the RENU Identity Federation (RIF) established in August 2016 to facilitate collaboration among high education and research institutions. Discover how RIF enables secure resource sharing and access for RENU member institutions in Uganda and globally. Joining RIF as an IdP or SP is explained, as well as the open membership criteria. Explore RIF policies, metadata registration, and SAML WebSSO technology profile for streamlined access to federated resources."
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RENU Identity Federation (RIF) https://rif.renu.ac.ug
Introduction RIF was established in August 2016 as a federation to support high education and research institution collaborations RIF s main goal is to allow RENU member institutions to securely and reliably access and share resources (services and content) Sharing of resources (collaborations) should happen over the NREN and other data networks in Uganda and the world over
Joining RIF Institutions can join RIF as either an IdP or SP. This is done through an application form accessible from the RIF website Only RENU member institutions can join RIF as IdPs Joining RIF as a subscription to RENU membership SP doesn t mandate
Joining RIF RENU membership is open to R&E institutions endorsed by Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovations through UNCST Also Tertiary Education institutions endorsed by MOE through UNCHE Institutions that work research institutions and tertiary institutions subscribed to RENU membership admitted as affiliate members
RIF Policy & Metadata Registration Access to federated resources is governed by RIF policy Registration of Metadata in RIF is governed by the RIF Metadata Registration Practice Statement (MRPS) The above documents are available on the RIF website https://rif.renu.ac.ug
SAML WebSSO Defines a standard to enable IdPs and relying parties to create and use Single Sign On services using SAML requirements RIF SAML WebSSO available on the RIF website https://rif.renu.ac.ug/docs/RIF-SAML- WebSSO-Technology-Profile.pdf Technology Profile
