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<div>The Internet2 community has released an extension to the Shibboleth software that makes it easier for your organization to support the increasing demand for multifactor authentication and simplify the user experience.</div>
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<div>This extension, the Multi-Context Broker (MCB), significantly eases the integration of multifactor authentication technologies and the management of InCommon Assurance Profiles.</div>
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<div>The full announcement, with more information and a link to the MCB wiki page, is at https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/uYHPAg</div>
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<div>Dean Woodbeck</div>
<div>Program Manager, InCommon</div>
<div>Internet2</div>
<div>woodbeck@internet2.edu </div>
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