JANET News

The JANET(UK) led Moonshot project has successfully demonstrated federated authentication using client and server applications on Linux. Read the full story

JANET(UK) is pleased to announce the release of the SU1X Configuration Deployment Tool which enables the wide scale deployment of 802.1X, and its correct configuration, on Windows devices. Read the full story

JANET(UK) has issued a call for organisations within the education or research community to take part in a trial focusing on RadSec and IF-MAP technologies.

The trial will investigate the secure use of RADIUS protocol to send authentication requests across insecure networks.

Furthermore, the project aims to demonstrate how IF-MAP can be extended to provide a measurement & monitoring tool for a potential replacement service.

Full details of the project, and on how to participate, are available on the following links:

• Further information on the project.
• Call document.

Final date for receiving responses is 12:00 pm on 2nd July 2010.

JANET-connected organisations can now secure financial transactions with Extended Validation (EV) certificates available through the JANET Certificate Service. Read the full story

JANET(UK) has initiated work to investigative activities relating to IF-MAP. Read the full story

JANET is currently initiating standards work to take federated identity management to applications beyond the web such as e-mail, instant messaging, file sharing, or remote computing. Read the full story

Since its launch in November 2009, the new JANET Certificate service has achieved rapid growth, with the University of Birmingham receiving the 1000th registered certificate in January 2010. Read the full story