ies (see http://www.incommonfederation.org/accrediting.html).
identity - Identity is the set of information associated with a specific physical person or other entity. Usually not all identity attributes are relevant in any given situation. Typically an Identity Provider will be authoritative for only a subset of a person's identity information.
identity credential - An electronic identifier and corresponding personal secret associated with an electronic identity. An identity credential typically is issued to the person who is the subject of the information to enable that person to gain access to applications or other resources that need to control such access.
identity database - A structured collection of information pertaining to a given individual. Sometimes referred to as an "enterprise directory." Typically includes name, address, email address, affiliation, and electronic identifier(s). Many technologies can be used to create an identity database or set of linked relational databases.
Identity Management System - A set of standards, procedures and technologies that provide electronic credentials to individuals and maintain authoritative information about the holders of those credentials.
Identity Provider (IdP) - The originating location for a user. Previously called the Origin Site in the Shibboleth software implementation. For InCommon, an IdP is a campus or other organization that manages and operates an identity management system and offers information about members of its community to other InCommon participants.
InCommon CA Root Profile - The description of attributes and the data required to authenticate under the InCommon Certificate Authority (CA).
InCommon federation - InCommon is a formal federation of organizations focused on creating a common framework for trust in support of research and education. The primary purpose of the InCommon federation is to facilitate collaboration through the sharing of protected network-accessible resources by means of an agreed-upon common trust fabric. InCommon participation is separate from membership in Internet2.
InCommon Technical Advisory Committee - Group of individuals that provide technical guidance and direction for InCommon.
InQueue - InQueue is a federation of organizations who are interested in using the Shibboleth technology and exploring how federations work prior to joining a production federation such as InCommon. Participation in InQueue is open to any technically qualifying organization. http://inqueue.internet2.edu/
Issuer - The CA that issues a certificate.
LDAP directory - An LDAP directory is one that supports the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). LDAP is a widely adopted IETF standard directory access protocol well suited to the authentication and authorization needs of modern application architectures.
Liberty Alliance - A consortium of technology and consumer-facing organizations, formed in September 2001 to establish an open standard for federated network identity. http://www.projectliberty.org/
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) - An IETF standard for directory services.
Lightweight Directory Inter-exchange Format (LDIF) - A protocol for exchange of information among LDAP directories.
metadata - Data about data, or information known about an object in order to provide access to the object. Usually includes information about intellectual content, digital representation data, and security or rights management information.
namespace - A set of names in which all names are unique.
NetID - An electronic identifier created specifically for use with on-line applications, often an integer and typically with no other meaning.
Participant - An organization accepted into the InCommon Federation that has met all the criteria for participation as either a higher education institution or a Sponsored Partner.
Participant Agreement (PA) - This is the "contract" that a potential Participant signs when they are
accepted by the Federation. This document outlines information such as
fees, and responsibilities to participate in InCommon.
Part