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Chapter 1: What is Janssen Project?

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What is Janssen Project?

  • Linux Foundation Janssen Project is a collaboration hub for digital identity infrastructure software.

  • Janssen software is used by domains to self-host a modern digital authentication service.

  • It provides a common control plane for infrastructure that is comprised of many open-source software components.

  • Recognized as a Digital Public Good

Components of Janssen Projects

Persistence:

Useful tools:

  1. jans-cli - Administrator tools
  2. Casa - Credential Management Self service tool.
  3. Developer tools - Agama Lab, Jans TARP

Deployment:

  1. Modular platform: a. Organizaions only need to run the services that they need. b.

Slide on Customizations:

  1. Setup and run in 1 day.
  2. VM for developers
  3. CN for prod environments

Slide on contributions to open source projects:

Compliant with

  1. OpenID Foundation's Financial-Grade API (FAPI) specification and Certification Program
  2. The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), a set of security standards developed by the U.S. government. FIPS 140-2 standards supports a wide range of credential types, including CAC/PIV, FIDO, and USB authenticators.
  3. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that protects the privacy and security of patient health information.
  4. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union regulation that gives individuals more control over their personal data.

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