= LEFA Project Status Report Period: October 1, 2010 - March 2011 = == I. Major accomplishments == === A. Milestones achieved === * Presented at GEC10 in support of federated identity proposal * Proposal was endorsed by GENI community and will set a plan for the next six months on a number of federated activities and opportunities * Began discussion of the use of COmanage to generate local attributes === B. Deliverables made === Workshop at GEC10 on federated identity == II. Description of work performed during last quarter == === A. Activities and findings === * Worked closely with GPO and two clusters (ORCA and ProtoGENI) to develop a federated identity alternative for GENI * Helped develop a plan for the GENI portal with GENI staff, and set an agenda going forward. * Began to develop a set of options for federated IdM for GPO staff, to allow it to get to distributed GENI participant resources. Plan may use COmanage as a local IdM for GPO, addressing the lack of appropriate IdM infrastructure in the GPO, in BBN and in Raytheon. Began to identify options for federating GENI collaboration resources, such as its lists and wikis. * Clarified the options for the creation and aggregation of attributes associated with GENI participants. === B. Project participants === Steven Carmody, Brown; Ken Klingenstein, Internet2; Heather Flanagan, Internet2 === C. Publications (individual and organizational) === none === D. Outreach activities === Promoted relationship with GENI to NSF OCI, who was most pleased. === E. Collaborations === ORCA and ProtoGENI, Steve Schwab, Ted Faber ΒΆ === F. Other Contributions ===