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[Lukas Hämmerle <lukas.haemmerle AT switch.ch>]

On 14.01.15 13:51, Tom Scavo wrote:
>> Voilà: https://wiki.edugain.org/isFederatedCheck/Federations/
> 
> "The assumption is that each organisation operates one Identity Provider."
> 
> Not true, I'm afraid, and this will become "less true" going forward.

And why is that in your opinion? Would be interested in some examples.

Universities that had running multiple IdPs (e.g. for different
faculties) IMHO tend to consolidate user directories with time because
it's just more cost-effective. So, I would argue that the assumption is
becoming more and more true :-)


Best Regards
Lukas

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