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REFEDS MFA Profile v1.2 Consultation

(Posted: May 18, 2023)

The consultation for REFEDS MFA Profile v1.2 is open from Thursday, 18 May 2023 through 22 June 2023 at 17:00 CET.  All further notifications and discussions of this consultation will take place on consulations@lists.refeds.org so please sign up there if you are interested.

REFEDS MFA Profile v1.1 Consultation

(Posted: November 14, 2022)

The consultation for REFEDS MFA Profile v1.1 is open from Monday, 14 November 2022 through 15 January 2023 at 17:00 CET.  All further notifications and discussions of this consultation will take place on consulations@lists.refeds.org so please sign up there if you are interested.

Work Artifacts

Take one (May 2021 - Oct 2021)

Charter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TaGxX0VtAUNDP1uluBzIDar_eyBPMGUetalKCwGzGTU/

MFA Scenarios: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xjOi3eHZ5CvtiUqGFbEjoLaTA0sZeqpBqjiWAShdvVE/

Work-in-progress FAQ: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17DtNQaVkwmnOPFrupujcM0PE7DxDsfi4Bl8HSKuMz7k/

Published FAQ (delivery to the REFEDS Assurance Working Group): MFA Profile FAQ

Take two (Oct 2021 - Mar 2022)

MFA Subgroup Charter Take Two: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10t_gJAgZzWjcMstFWdQK0vd7lpldwoHIf03CpTFMP6U/

MFA Profile Priorities discussion materials: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z1Wucm4_Khgrda4ALgBeUAS__76PpUA5_cByVH_lie0/

MFA Profile Priorities (delivery to the REFEDS Assurance Working Group): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t4Y8yo0sZYCJl2XwF390mgixP0-w000rXpllGutG0cc/

Take three (Mar 2022 - Jan 2023)

Working document for MFA Profile Priorities: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooHflplRAlv8sQZX8h6zFGFyOK6YPxCOryc2dAQhxNA/

READ FIRST: Editors' Notes for REFEDS MFA Profile V1.1: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jfh5G3iUY-1E8s8MrbWK8GVSc0XT1JpjNlDl6HI5iqY/

(draft) REFEDS Multi-Factor Authentication Profile V1.1: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GGOVFLMZSUSlnDTg42yQlZaVz9LLX3CEUk1Cr0Qqh_o/

Take four (Jan 2023 - April 2023)

(draft) REFEDS/Multi-Factor Authentication Profile V2.0: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xaH-8Myd7ZCzW99wr5g58YX_IOdRl_2RHrCrBkOrpNk/

Consultation notes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SEs4GU83G0R2Ds6L6UAHKEaS1E31hGpCHYlRN7jvx8w/

Take five (April 2023 - Nov 2023)

(draft2) REFEDS/Multi-Factor Authentication Profile V1.2: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bf_mT4_3Ujb9eyj1RkY2oas82DgV4dmNhxe2wKPOxtA/

(draft) Updated MFA FAQ: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kY7Jke3RqHOHBV_5FZZxVMM8iV0U7CsBJjVNdbRb6Tc/

Existing Related Documentation

REFEDS MFA documentation

The REFEDS MFA Profile: https://refeds.org/profile/mfa

Final Products of the MFA Interoperability Profile Working Group: https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/display/MIPWG/Final+Products+of+the+MFA+Interoperability+Profile+Working+Group

Software Documentation

Shibboleth

IdP How-To

SP How-To

Meetings

Meeting notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HOeD8-U_yIrbdxp0NuOEXVo84GC3bpIjCDWNBJUmYSA/

Weekly meetings every    Tuesdays, 5:30 – 6:30 pm CEST, Zoom details: https://geant.zoom.us/j/64978521726?pwd=K2VzZ3lVdjI3RTRmNkZ2Z1pYanl6Zz09

Berlin, Germany               Tue, at 5:30 pm CEST

Athens, Greece                Tue, at 6:30 pm EET

New York, USA                 Tue, at 11:30 am EST

Los Angeles, USA             Tue, at 08:30 am PST

Corresponding UTC          Tue, at 4:30 pm UTC

Channels

Slack channel: #assurance-mfa-subgroup at https://edugain.slack.com/

E-mail list: assurance-mfa-subgroup@lists.refeds.org https://lists.refeds.org/sympa/info/assurance-mfa-subgroup

About the MFA Subgroup

The MFA Subgroup is tasked by the REFEDS Assurance Working Group to update the REFEDS MFA Profile to make it easier to understand, interpret, and apply, so that: 

  • an federation SP operators can map it to their strong authentication requirements and trust that a federated IdP has performed MFA adequately.
  • an IdP operators has sufficient deployment guidance to make better decisions and test for success.
  • software implementers can better understand why, when, and how to support MFA signaling using the REFEDS MFA Profile in their products.