eduGAIN – enabling worldwide access
eduGAIN – Supporting access
eduGAIN enables simple, secure single-sign-on access to thousands of educational services worldwide
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eduGAIN has proved its worth for a range of educational collaboration projects.
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eduGAIN – enabling worldwide access
eduGAIN allows students and researchers to securely access a world of educational resources using a single sign-on.
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The eduGAIN interfederation service connects identity federations around the world, simplifying access to content, services and resources for the global research and education community. eduGAIN comprises over 80 participant federations connecting more than 10,000 Identity and Service Providers.
Students, Researchers and Staff
eduGAIN helps nearly 27,000,000 students, researchers and educators access online services while minimising the number of accounts users have to manage – reducing costs, complexity and security risks.
Service Providers
With eduGAIN participants from more than 6,000 identity providers, service managers can simplify their account management and control processes – allowing greater access at reduced cost.
Institutions
eduGAIN enables institutions to easily and scaleably support access to services globally – allowing control over user management.
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About eduGAIN
What is eduGAIN?
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Federation as a Service
Campus IdP
eduVPN
eduTEAMS
eduGAIN and GÉANT
eduGAIN Strategy 2025-2030
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How to use eduGAIN
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eduGAIN Security
Operational Security and Incident Response
Sirtfi: Supporting Security Incident Response
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