Author: Rolf Brugger

New edu-ID Identity Model for OpenID Connect (RFC)

The future belongs to OpenID Connect. More and more services drift away from using SAML as authentication protocol since it is not actively developed anymore and lacks support for use cases like mobile or single-page applications or OAuth 2.0. As you probably know, the Switch edu-ID has already been providing support for OpenID Connect (or short OIDC) for several years. Services can already use OIDC in order to authenticate users with the edu-ID and get the required information about them to provide a good and seamless user experience, just like for SAML. However, you might also have noticed that the edu-ID OIDC support does not yet cover all capabilities which are covered by SAML.

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Enforcing multi-factor authentication for university members

Until now, either a service in the edu-ID federation could protect the login process with multi-factor authentication (MFA) or an edu-ID user herself. Now edu-ID also allows universities to define rules for all their users that enforce the use of MFA.

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Switch edu-ID launches Passwordless Login with Passkeys

We all know the problem well enough: using passwords is tedious and insecure. With Passkey, however, an alternative has been created with which Internet users can not only log in more easily, but also more securely. Switch is therefore extremely pleased to announce the immediate support of Passkey in Switch edu-ID.

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New simplified edu-ID integration for organizations available now

The integration of the edu-ID previously required the implementation of two small software components on the university side:

    1. the linking service with which the edu-ID account of a person is linked to the internal account at the university,
    2. and the attribute synchronization with which the university manages the affiliations in the edu-ID accounts.

A new integration method is now available that does not require the development and operation of software at the university. Continue reading “New simplified edu-ID integration for organizations available now”

SWITCH edu-ID continues to grow

Last week the 600’000th member of the Swiss academic community registered for a SWITCH edu-ID account.

SWITCH is pleased to see an increased adoption of this service, as currently more than 1000 accounts are opened up per day.

Of course, this fact was again a good reason for a short break at the SWITCH offices, with a tasty cake once more.

 

 

edu-ID for Private Library Customers

It is with great pleasure that we can report the next milestone in the development of the SWITCH edu-ID.

As you know, most of the Swiss university libraries launched the joint library platform Swisscovery in December last year. All university members can log in to Swisscovery exclusively with edu-ID.

However, many libraries have a service mandate not only for universities but also for private users. This means that authorisation via edu-ID had to be extended so that users who are not enrolled at a university can also use library resources.

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