Metadata Registration Practice Statement ---------------------------------------- Federation Name: GRNET AAI Federation Operator: National Infrastructures for Research and Technology (GRNET) Federation Web Page: http://aai.grnet.gr/ Date of last change: 2012-02-01 Common Practices ---------------- Identity Providers and Service Providers can join GRNET AAI by contacting GRNET's Customer Service Desk, supplying their metadata and confirming that they have read and accept the federation's policy & procedures document. There is no cost associated with the participation to GRNET AAI. Approval of such requests is being done manually by a team member of GRNET AAI. Entrance to the federation do not imply the publication of metadata to interfederation aggregators; entitites that wish to be published can explicitly request (opt-in) to do so. Practices on Identity Provider Registration ------------------------------------------- The federation accepts only Identity Providers by institutions that are part of the academic, research and education community of Greece; only one Identity Provider per such institution is allowed. The federation's operator may make exceptions to this rule to serve specific purposes, such as virtual Identity Providers for guest access or bridging elements to interfederations. Practices on Service Provider Registration ------------------------------------------ Any organisation may apply to join GRNET AAI as a Service Provider as long as the services provided promote the academic, research and educational work. A Service Provider must either: - be provided from an organisation that also participates as an Identity Provider or, - have an Identity Provider that participates to the federation express interest in the services provided.