Eduroam: A current view of the worldwide service
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For over 11 years eduroam has been streamlining the mobile user experience and making it easier for researchers and students on the go to collaborate and innovate. With millions of transactions a day across over 60 countries the eduroam approach has scaled and kept abreast of the fast pace of change in ICT and explosive growth in mobile devices. Tapping into the talent pool of the eduroam community has been instrumental to keeping the service relevant and meaningful for the past decade and for more years to come. We'll share how we do this and some of the activities and areas of focus ahead.
Eduroam: A current view of the worldwide service
- 3. www.canarie.cawww.canarie.ca Or is it? Chris Phillips Chris Phillips Chris Phillips Chris Phillips
- 4. www.canarie.cawww.canarie.ca How do you ensure the right Chris Phillips receives access to your resources?
- 5. www.canarie.ca Similar in Name and Mission Collaborating at a Global Scale
- 6. www.canarie.ca Ensures a trusted, unified, digital identity for research and education
- 7. www.canarie.ca | www.restena.lu How Eduroam Works 際際滷 7 id: leandro@rnp.br realm: canarie.ca realm: uni.ca realm: ca Confederation Servers Federation Server realm: rnp.br realm: br realm: uni.br
- 9. www.canarie.cawww.canarie.ca Recent Stats ≒ Thousands (~10000+) points of presence for eduroam SSID ≒ 60 countries/regions in production, 27 in pilot ≒ 60,000,000+ successful transactions processed monthly ≒ Between 10-13% is international traffic - 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 at bg cz dk fi hr ie it mk no pl rs se uk 1hr of Global eduroam successful signons May 14th, 2013 4pm CEST (peak) 161,238 23,553 National International Comparing Domestic & International May 14th, 2013, 4pm CEST (peak)
- 10. www.canarie.ca | www.restena.lu Eduroam Today 際際滷 10 id: pleandro@rnp.br realm: canarie.ca realm: uni.ca realm: ca Confederation Servers Federation Server realm: rnp.br realm: br realm: uni.br Predicting GrowthHard, but necessary ≒ Needed for preservation of quality & enough runway to act ≒ Crystal BallAssumptions: ratio 2:87:10000:50MM, or ≒ 10 countries/yr, ea. w/114 domains & 575k signons/mth ≒ Adding another 30 countries, requires 1 more root server ≒ No one has any more devices than they do today J ≒ There are 193 countries/regions worldwide ≒ ..What does this look 3 years out then? Today: x87 countries Today: x2 roots svrs Today: 10,000+ sites +3yrs: x117 countries +3yrs: 3? roots svrs +3yrs: 13,348+ sites In 3 years from now..
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- 12. www.canarie.ca The Virtuous Cycle A condition in which a favourable result gives rise to another that supports the 鍖rst
- 13. www.canarie.ca The Virtuous ICT Cycle
- 14. www.canarie.ca The Virtuous ICT Cycle
- 15. www.canarie.ca The Virtuous ICT Cycle Size increase Announcing new eduroam members Costa Rica (RedCONARE) Argentina (Innova|RED) Colombia (RENATA) Mexico (CUDI) Ecuador (CEDIA)
- 16. www.canarie.ca The Virtuous ICT Cycle Increasing cycle velocity Recent Activities: Norway eduroam in 19 airports Japan hosted RADIUS, emergency network Eduroam Companion, Config Assistant Tool CAF Appliance approach to eduroam/SAML
- 17. www.canarie.ca eduroam in Norway Airports ≒ 6 month pilot, 19 airports ≒ SSID is like any other commercial offering: ≒ Layer 2 monthly condo fee ≒ Per user MB charges, capped ≒ Unique MAC counts active users ≒ Early #s:Oslo ~80% MAC+AuthN ≒ Outcomes too early to tell. eduroam in Trondheim ≒ Offered by local provider ≒ Relationship is through school, not centrally ≒ SSID is available free
- 18. www.canarie.ca18 Japans DEAS RADIUS IdP RADIUS proxy auth requests <secret key 2> Institutions RADIUS server access points Delegate Authentication System (DEAS) or Shibboleth-based eduroam account issuer national RADIUS <secret key 1> AP system by ISP/carrier national IdP service
- 19. www.canarie.ca eduroam in disaster-affected campuses ≒ Borderless eduroam helped suffering staff Nomadic network in temporary evacuation campus ≒ Tohoku University faced the big earthquake in March. Many buildings were severely damaged. Staff moved to other buildings where networks are operated by different departments. eduroam is an effective rescue for them to use network --- Inter- department roaming network Additional APs Eduroam APs Center Damaged depts Network ID
- 20. www.canarie.ca Eduroam Companion App ≒ Based on registry & published by XML ≒ XML files aggregated centrally by eduroam.org & available for apps ≒ Designed for global use ≒ Built by University of Southampton, available on android and iPhone
- 21. www.canarie.ca ≒ Powerful web based eduroam configuration delivery system ≒ Builds & hosts profile installers for all platforms and devices(MSFT,Apple, Linux) ≒ Profile = specific configuration on your device to connect to the network ≒ Delegated admin for all of eduroam Federation Level down to site level ≒ Multi-lingual throughout
- 22. www.canarie.ca CANARIE CAF Identity Appliance Approach ≒ Inspired by SWAMID SAML installer work ≒ eduroam automated build of FreeRADIUS takes minutes to install on blank CentOS ≒ Dramatically reduces overall effort by participant ≒ Sometimes longer to talk about policy and get firewall settings in place than to do actual install ≒ In pilot phase now.
- 23. www.canarie.ca Eduroam configuration guide by RNP ≒ Recently published guide for sites configuring eduroam ≒ Available in hard copy and electronic
- 24. www.canarie.ca Common Themes ≒ The tool collection is always expanding and being refined. ≒ Whats important for you generally will be important to all. ≒ New or Old, eduroam always has something for you http://www.flickr.com/photos/chazferret/2075442918/
- 25. www.canarie.ca Consequences of not participating ≒ You do everything, as a point solution, on your own ≒ no common good to draw on ≒ Cost increases ≒ Reach stays the same ie. it diminishes compared to others ≒ Collaboration is more difficult ≒ Innovation slows down ≒ Community by passes you because you cant keep up
- 26. www.canarie.ca What does the future hold for eduroam?
- 27. www.canarie.ca Buckets of Possible Work ≒ Monitoring and operational improvements ≒ Network resilience and robustness ≒ Continue to make it as easy as possible to use, for all aspects ≒ Communication & collaboration improvements ≒ Security ≒ Research http://www.flickr.com/photos/linneberg/4481309196/sizes/l/in/photostream/
- 29. www.canarie.cahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/wiemann/1521876735/ Some Signs we are preferred ≒ Use of eduroam over free wifi ≒ Eduroam SSID is sought after for conferences and events ≒ Others emulating the service ≒ Gaining transit in new areas at reduced costs
- 30. www.canarie.cahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/kalexanderson/8024593675/ Why Free is never really free ≒ you are always exchanging SOMETHING ≒ Time accepting multi-screen Terms & Conditions repetitively. ≒ Personal data Do you really need my passport or CPF? ≒ Security risk - how do I know this wifi wont do something evil?
- 31. www.canarie.ca Guiding Principles ≒ Be where the user needs us to be ≒ Maintain ease of use ≒ Continue to be vigilant about security ≒ Continue to be the advocate for the end user ≒ Do this consistently and reliably http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmichel67/3899744510/sizes/o/in/photostream/
- 32. www.canarie.cahttp://www.flickr.com/photos/shutter/105497713/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Youre Invited! To join and/or collaborate and be a part of the vibrant eduroam community.
- 33. www.canarie.ca
- 34. www.canarie.ca Chris Phillips Chris.phillips@canarie.ca CANARIE, 45 OConnor St., Ottawa, Ontario