Middleware Announcements

[Steve Olshansky <>]

(Apologies for cross-posting)

The Internet2 Middleware Initiative is pleased to announce the release of 
Grouper version 2.0. Grouper is designed to function as the core element of a 
common infrastructure for managing access information across integrated 
applications and repositories. It enables project managers, departments, 
institutions, and end-users to create and manage institutional and personal 
groups, roles, and permissions.

This release is a major milestone, and incorporates several enhancements to 
the core Grouper functionality, increasing its utility as a key part of an 
institution's core identity and access management infrastructure. 

With this release, Grouper is now a fully developed Role Based Access Control 
(RBAC) system. Other key features include the ability to include users from 
federated institutions into group membership, improved data connector 
performance (for integration with existing infrastructure), added 
point-in-time audit capabilities, and web services access to most 
functionality. Permission management capabilities are significant, including 
a user interface (UI) to manage custom attributes, permissions, limits, and 
actions. Real time provisioning will be a key added feature in version 2.1, 
to follow.

For further detail about this new release, to download the software and 
release notes, for upgrade instructions, and a link to a Grouper demo, please 
visit
        http://www.internet2.edu/grouper/software.html

Apologies for cross-posting.

Thanks,
Steve, on behalf of the Grouper Project team


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Steve Olshansky
Director, Federated Technologies, Internet2

www.internet2.edu
www.incommon.org

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