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[Niels van Dijk - SURFnet <>]

 Hi,

Could we imagine a VO setting an attribute to define a unique identity
throughout the VO? Is that something the VOs are already doing, perhaps
in the Grid world?

cheers,
Niels


On 10/14/2010 09:58 PM, Tom Barton wrote:
> Some science grids have reporting needs, and perhaps access management
> needs, that oblige them to know who someone is apart from where they
> come from. That need leads to two requirements: one like Steve mentioned
> in AU, in which diverse resources (SPs) across the grid need to know who
> someone is and correlate their use of resources across the grid, and the
> other is to preserve their access regardless of their home institution.
>
> The Bamboo project is formalizing requirements in this area now, and it
> appears they will likewise have similar needs.
>
> Tom
>
> On 10/12/2010 2:40 PM, Benn Oshrin wrote:
>> The scenario of a person being affiliated with a source institution in
>> order to have membership in a VO is well described.
>>
>> We've also discussed a person switching affiliation but wanting to
>> maintain VO membership.  (eg: They were affiliated with Brown
>> University, but are now affiliated with Blue University.)
>>
>> What about someone being multiply affiliated?  For example, they are
>> part time faculty at Brown University and part time faculty at Blue
>> University.  Does the VO need to know both of these affiliations, or is
>> one sufficient?  If the former, why?
>>
>> -Benn-