WAYF

Authentication Authorization Infrastructure

WAYF (Where Are You From) is an infrastructure for reusing personal information. With WAYF, employees and students in higher education and research can reuse the username and password of the institution to access services that are not run by the institution itself.

It can be journal databases, library archives and much more. WAYF also acts as a 'single sign-on'. This means that the system can reuse your information - but only for eight hours or until you close your browser. eduTEAMS is an upcoming service.

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Danish WAYF helps South African NREN develop federated identity solution

By Torben B. Sørensen, 24/06/16

Guy Halse, TENET, SAFIRE project
Guy Halse of TENET is SAFIRE Project Director

Eight universities from TENET, one of the collaborating partners in the South African NREN, have joined forces to establish a federated identity service for their users. They have signed a contract with Danish WAYF (Where Are You From) for consultancy services.

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WAYF Change Advisory Board

Members

  • Henrik Ejby Bidstrup, The IT University (recommended by the CIO Forum of the Danish Universities), Chairman
  • vacant (recommended by the CIO Forum of the Danish Universities)
  • Jacob Harder, STIL Styrelsen for IT og Læring (recommended by the Ministry of Education)
  • vacant (recommended by the Ministry of Culture)
  • vacant (recommended by the Ministry of Culture)
  • vacant (recommended by the CIO Forum of the Danish Universities)
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WAYF - only one password

WAYF (Where Are You From) is an infrastructure for reusing personal information.

With WAYF people from the research and educational sector in Denmark may reuse their user name and password from their institution in order to access services not run by the institution itself. Services may be journal databases, libraries, etc. WAYF is used as a single sign-on system, which means that the system can re-use your data, but only for eight hours or until you close your browser.

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