Federation Policy Template

Federation Policy Mapping

This work is picking up on one of the recommendations from the barriers to service providers study to find common clause recommendations for federation policies. It:

• Maps existing policies against content blocks and elements that can appear within those content blocks;
• Provides a visual guide showing which elements are used by which federations;
• Makes recommendations for good practise in federation policy for R&E federations.

Scope:

• The study will only review federation policies that are available in English and that single document, or close to single document format (not including technical or assurance profiles).

Current Analysis:

Available here as an excel spreadsheet.

Content Blocks

The federation policy mapping work identifies "content blocks" that can be found in federation policy.  These blocks are:

A: STUCTURE. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOUR FEDERATION WORKS

1. RFC2119.
2. Definitions.
3. Background and Purpose.
4. Governance.
5. Eligibility.
6. How to Join.
7. How to Withdraw.

B: TERMS OF USE. WHAT EVERYONE IS ALLOWED AND NOT ALLOWED TO DO

1. Terms of Use (IdP).
2. Terms of Use (SP).
3. Termination / Dispute Resolution.
4. Logging. is this a TOUI/S?
5. Data Protection. is this a TOUI/S?
6. Audit. is this an operator right/ role?
7. Use of Attributes. is this a TOUI/S?
8. Operator Rights / Role.
9. Interfederation / Publish rights. is this an operator right/ role?

C: LEGAL. ALL THE LEGAL STUFF

1. Liability.
2. Jurisdiction and Legal.
3. Fee schedule.
4. Copyright.