With the support of the AfricaConnect3 project (co-funded by the European Commission), WACREN will organise a three-day Trust Identity and Access Management Roadshow for relevant targets within the research and education space in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Following successful iterations in Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo, the Roadshow in Freetown is expected to immerse the participants in the fundamentals and modus operandi of the Trust Identity and Access Management framework and platforms offered by WACREN.
Key areas to be discussed:
- General overview of identity federations
- Web/SSO and eduroam profiles
- WACREN plans with the ADC project and eduID.africa
- Overview of the NREN platform for hosting their members’ IdPs, and the resource registry
- Practical – Creation and registration of IdPs of RBER members
- Connection to services – WACREN Zoom demonstration
Who will attend?
- ICT Directors/Managers in public and private universities in Sierra Leone and the sub-regions
- REN Network DevOps Engineers and Application Developer
- REN network system engineers
- University Librarians
- Researchers/faculty staff
Expected Outcomes
At the end of this workshop, participants will have developed their skills in identity management in a federated environment. They will be able to guarantee their institutions and user communities’ integration into a federation, the addition of shared resources or services, and easy and secure access to resources shared by other member institutions of the federation.
NB. WACREN advocates for gender equality in STEM; therefore, we encourage suitable and qualified women to apply/register to join our initiatives and workshops.
