Today - education, tomorrow - …?
Posted by nicole on May 2nd, 2008
We are often asked if the uptake of SAML is a purely educational process, and if there is any interest from outside the sector. The simple answer is, of course! The number of commercial service providers who have joined the UK Access Management Federation is testament to their acceptance of the SAML standard as a business requirement.
There are also significant signs of SAML being taken very seriously across other sectors within the UK and internationally. At the Mobile Gov Conference, Chris Haynes of the eDelivery Team in the Cabinet Office set out the roadmap for the development of the Government Gateway - with SAML at the core of the development.
Ian McKinnell will also be talking about the NHS and SAML at the next meeting of the NHS-HE forum.
JISC is also working with a small group of museums, libraries and archives in London to look at the potential application of SAML in these institutions.
All very interesting work presenting interesting new challenges but also added confidence on the benefits of implementation against a common standard.