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-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: NOTICE: Public review for comments and IPR review for Kantara Initiative SAML V2.0 Implementation Profile for Federation Interoperability Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 17:24:37 -0400 From: Megan Cannon <megan AT kantarainitiative.org> To: announcements AT kantarainitiative.org

Dear Kantara Initiative Members and Community,

 

This is a formal notice.

 

Members of the Kantara Initiative Federation Interoperability Working Group (FIWG) have recently approved the SAML V2.0 Implementation Profile for Federation Interoperability. The document described below now enters a 45-day public comment and IPR review period in preparation for a member ballot to consider its approval as Kantara Initiative Recommendation.

 

Document: SAML V2.0 Implementation Profile for Federation Interoperability

 

Version: 2.0

 

Document Date: 2017-05-25

 

Document URL: SAML V2.0 Implementation Profile for Federation Interoperability

 

Overview of Document:

 

This document encompasses a set of software conformance requirements intended to facilitate interoperability within the context of full mesh identity federations, such as those found in the research and education sector. It attempts to address a number of common barriers to interoperability and details features that are necessary in order to use SAML metadata as a foundation for scalable trust fabrics. It supersedes the eGovernment Implementation Profile V2.0bis from June 2011.

 

This is an open invitation to comment. Kantara Initiative solicits feedback from potential users, developers and other interested parties, whether Kantara Initiative members or not, for the sake of improving the interoperability and quality of its technical work.

 

Public Review and IPR Review Period Opens: 2017-06-14

 

Review period closes: 2017-07-29 at 11:59 UTC

               

To Comment on the Specification:          

 

To comment please email your comments to staff AT kantarainitiative.org with the subject "FIWG COMMENT SUBMISSION".

 

Intellectual Property Rights Notice:        

 

In accordance with the Kantara Initiative IPR Policy Article 5 and the Kantara Initiative Operating Procedures Article 6, you have a period of 45 days to review the draft specification for any Necessary Claims that may be implicated by the draft specification.

 

While there is no requirement to review your patent portfolio for Necessary Claims, please be advised that unless you provide a licensing objection in accordance with the Kantara Initiative IPR Policy Article 5 or a notice of withdrawal in accordance with Kantara Initiative IPR Policy Article 6 on or before 2017-07-09, you will have committed to the licensing provisions as set forth by the Patent & Copyright: Reciprocal Royalty Free with Opt-Out to Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory (RAND) IPR Policy with respect to any Necessary Claims implicated by the final approved specification.

 

Having signed the Group Participation Agreement (GPA) all members of the FIWG should be familiar with this document, which may create obligations regarding the disclosure and availability of a member’s patent, copyright, trademark and license rights that read on an approved Kantara Initiative specification.

 

Kantara Initiative invites any persons who know of any such claims to disclose these if they may be essential to the implementation of the above specification so that these notices may be provided to the FIWG.

 

To submit an IPR Necessary Claim, email staff AT kantarainitiative.org with the subject "FIWG IPR CLAIM".

 

Please contact the Kantara Initiative staff at staff AT kantarainitiative.org with any questions regarding this notice.

 

Best Regards,

Megan

 

 

 

Megan Cannon  |  Program Manager | Kantara

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