Trust & Identity Meeting 2024

 

We look forward to welcoming our Trust & Identity community again in 2024 for a vivid exchange on current topics. The event will provide an opportunity to talk to each other, share knowledge as well as best practices, and highlight new innovations in our services. The event will also provide a platform for broader, technical discussions and challenges where we can support each other and possibly create new opportunities for collaboration.

Date Wednesday, 15. May 2024
Time 10:15 - 12:00
  13:15 - 16:15
Location Switch Head Office, Werdstrasse 2, 8004 Zurich
Mode Hybrid
We would very much appreciate a physical presence for discussions before, during and after the meeting.
Recording

There will be no recording of the meeting.

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Agenda

Morning Session

The morning session will provide an overview of the different perspectives on digital identity within higher education. In addition to the current facts, we would like to sharpen the basic understanding of the higher education federations (Switch edu-ID & eduroam) and provide insights into new directions. The main focus is on the core systems (Switch edu-ID, eduroam & PKI) where we give an overview. In particular, it offers those who have not been involved with digital identity in education for 20 years the opportunity to get to know the environment, but of course also those who are generally interested in the topic.

In addition, we share updates and experiences from our years in the field of digital signatures, where we address various digitization issues.

Welcoming & Introduction (Start 10:15)
Switch edu-ID & Identity Federation
  • An introduction to Switch edu-ID and an insight into how the Swiss and international identity federations in the higher education sector interoperate.
  • An overview of the current status, our collaboration with you, our community, and our governance pillars.
eduroam - An Overview
  • Overview of eduroam in 2024
  • Status update & current trends in the eduroam community
  • eduroam Visitor Access (eVA): eduroam for guests & for events at universities
Break
Switch PKI
  • Long-standing service is given new momentum.
  • Expansion of our core products in collaboration with our partner and evaluation of new products with the community
Switch Sign
  • A retro: One year after the launch of the service
  • Overview of the status and current discussions in the community
  • Outlook for future developments

Between sessions, we will provide some food and drinks so that we can recharge our energy levels for the afternoon.

 

Afternoon Session

In the afternoon session, we will give you an insight into current and future focus topics, features and national as well as international developments. This session is intended to provide information on the topics we are currently working, where we see areas of development and where we are also active in non-technical areas. You are also warmly invited to actively participate in the discussion, ask questions and contribute your own topics for the community.

Welcoming & Introduction (Start 13:15)
Switch edu-ID: Focus topics Strong Authentication
  • Improvements around Two-factor Authentication (2FA) to support & secure the community
  • Passkeys - The future way of secure login (now available in edu-ID)
  • Practical experience with the introduction of two-factor authentication
  Security
  • Improvements in account security and activity alerts
  User Interface & Experience
  • New look for Switch edu-ID
Break
  Lifelong educational identity in the context of Microsoft
  • Switch edu-ID as a complementary, user-centric solution to commercial accounts (e.g. Microsoft or Google)
  Supporting national projects
  • Digitization of study confirmations for the family allowance
Educational credentials in the E-ID ecosystem  
  • Status of national & international efforts
  • Our ambitions and activities
Community Topics / Discussions Call to action

If there are topics that are exciting for you or for the community. Please send them to us. We will be happy to schedule contributions and discussions.
We look forward to hearing your topics and will be happy to reorganize the above agenda if more time is needed.