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Detailed procedures and forms are available on the IDEM Federation wiki

procedures

The IDEM GARR AAI Service can provide you with information and assistance at every step of the Process

All organisations connected to GARR, the Italian National Research Network (i.e. Universities and research organizations) can join the Federation as full members. In addition, third-party organizations (i.e. publishers, software /service providers etc), can join the Federation as partners in case they provide relevant contents or services to the education and research community. For both, participation is subject to the IDEM Policy Committee‘s approval.

Organisations considering joining the IDEM Federation can freely use the Federation’s Test Environment to test their Identity Provider or Service Provider services. Access to the Test Environment is granted on request by the IDEM GARR AAI Service. To activate the service, organizations should send a request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Joining Test Environment is mandatory before you can register your IDP or SP in the official IDEM Federation, to ensure the service is compliant with Federation requirements.

To become member of the Federation, organizations must sign either the Member Accession Form (for members), or the Memorandum of Understanding (for partners), and send two copies of the signed document to Consortium GARR, Via dei Tizii, 6, 00185 Roma. In addition, a pdf copy should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please note that, in order to be valid, the form must be signed by an authorised representative of the organisation.

Workflow details and template forms are available on the IDEM Federation WIKI:

Procedures

Once the signed Member Accession Form or the Memorandum of Understanding has been received, your membership application will be submitted to the IDEM Policy Committee for approval. The IDEM Federation will notify applicants about the approval or rejection of their request.

Once the member/partner application has been approved by the IDEM Policy Committee, the IDEM GARR AAI Service will be available to assist you with transitioning your services from the test environment to the production mode.