Join IAMOhio
IAMOhio is the trusted identity program for Ohio higher education and other public-serving institutions. See our Members page for a current listing of IAMOhio member institutions.
Why Join IAMOhio?
Participants in the IAMOhio Identity and Access Management program will benefit from a standardized approach to trusted identity, with a unified set of requirements, policies, and vendor agreements serving Ohio institutions. IAMOhio also helps institutions operationalize identity management and single-sign on for web applications and wireless access with specialized tools, expert resources, and interactive workshops.
Benefits of Membership
The IAMOhio Identity and Access Management Federation program from OARnet provides:
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Facilitation of trusted identity and federation projects and activities including IAM-related workshops
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Development of standards & practices for authentication, authorization, and assurance realted to IAM
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State-wide purchasing clout and standard contract/RFP/RFQ terms related to IAM
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Vetting of and representation of State-wide requirements to identity management vendors and partners
IAMOhio Participants receive:
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Use of approved participant contracts (additional fees may be applicable)
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Standard Incommon Federation agreement providing access to InCommon(link sends e-mail)
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Standard eduroam (link sends e-mail)agreement providing worldwide secure roaming wireless for faculty, staff, and students
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Consulting and services supporting IAM
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Access to expert, dedicated IAM engineering staff at no additional charge
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Assistance with onboarding into InCommon and eduroam
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"IAM-in-a-box" pre-packaged VM-based IDP installer supporting SAML/InCommon and RADIUS/eduroam(link sends e-mail). Easy self-install, or optional on-site installation is available at no additional charge.
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Access to OARnet & community-developed best practices, standards, policies, & schema
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Vetting of IAM architectures, vendors & consultants
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Support research & development of Federation Value Proposition:
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National connections to federal agencies (NSF(link sends e-mail), NIH(link sends e-mail), Research.gov(link sends e-mail))
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Regional and State connections within Ohio (OARnet, Ohio Supercomputer Center(link sends e-mail), OH-TECH Shared Services(link sends e-mail), OhioLINK(link sends e-mail), Ohio Department of Higher Education(link sends e-mail), roaming wireless)
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Enhancing the classroom and online teaching
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Improving IT automation and efficiency
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How do I Join IAMOhio?
Simply contact your OARnet member services representative. Contact information is available at http://www.oar.net/services/member_schools_contact.shtml(link sends e-mail). Annual program fees support program activities and are based on annual FTE for OARnet members.
FTEs | Annual Cost |
0 – 4,999 | $1,000 |
5,000-9,999 | $2,000 |
10,000-14,999 | $5,000 |
15,000-above | $10,000 |