MedMid conference call January 12, 2006

*Attendees* Jack Buchanan, U. Tennessee - Memphis (Chair)
Paul Jolly, AAMC
Kirke Lawton, AAMC
Keith Hazelton, U. Wisconsin - Madison
Ann West, EDUCAUSE/Internet2
Steve Olshansky, Internet2
Jessica Bibbee, Internet2 (scribe)

New *Action Items*

[AI] {Keith} will email the list with draft documents regarding the federal e-authentication program.

[AI] {Steve and Keith} will draft scenarios for potential use cases of an AAMC identifier.

Carryover *Action Items*

[AI] Steve will send a link to the {MedMid} list as CAMPMed (January 25-27, 2006) information is made available. (10-Nov-05)

[AI] Anyone interested in testing the feasibility of inter-institutional collaboration on courseware via Shibboleth please contact Dave Damassa <david.damassa@tufts.edu>.

[AI] Comments on the VistA program, especially related to identity and access management middleware, are encouraged. Please direct them to the list. (See mail from SteveO to the list 22-July-05 for related links).

[AI] {Keith} will post a note to the MACE list inquiring about MedMid related activities in Europe.

*Discussion* The Group discussed potential use cases for the AAMC identifier. While the younger generation may have a password already, many others still do not. What method of AuthN is most applicable? Can Shibboleth be incorporated to provide a service here?

[AI] {Keith} will email the list with draft documents regarding the federal e-authentication program.

There are several organizations that provide different web services – e.g., verification of licenses, graduation, board certifications, etc. Another useful service that would enable people to authorize the exchange of data, instead of having to re-enter it each time; this would benefit from using the AAMC identifier.

{Keith} suggested that AAMC may find it useful if the Group put together a high-level executive summary detailing use cases for the AAMC identifier.

[AI] {Steve and Keith} will draft scenarios for potential use cases of an AAMC identifier.

The next MedMid conference call will be on Thursday, February 9, 2005 at 2pm ET.