eduroam AMA: Everything You’ve Wanted to Ask (But Didn’t Know WHO To Ask)
Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 1:00 PM (EDT)
Alan DeKok
CEO at InkBridge Networks, Founder of FreeRADIUS
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Jonathan Eagan Director, Identity and Access Management Program at CANARIE
Implementing federated identity frameworks like eduroam can feel like navigating a maze - especially for institutions trying to balance security, access, and compliance across networks and campuses.
That’s why CANARIE (Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry, and Education)) and InkBridge Networks are teaming up for an AMA-style webinar where no question is off the table.
Whether you're an IT administrator, systems integrator, or policy stakeholder, this live session is your chance to ask direct questions and get real answers about what it really takes to implement secure, scalable identity federation.
What we’ll cover:
- What eduroam is and how it differs from traditional Wi-Fi access methods
- Best practices and common pitfalls from real-world deployments
- What to expect next as identity and authentication standards evolve
Format:
No long slide decks. No sales pitches. Just your questions, answered live by CANARIE’s Jonathan Egan (Director, Identity and Access Management Program) and InkBridge, including Alan DeKok, one of the world’s leading authorities on network authentication.
Who Should Attend:
- Network engineers, IT managers, and sysadmins at universities, hospitals, and research institutions
- Leaders evaluating eduroam or similar federated access models
- MSPs, integrators, or tech decision-makers supporting institutional clients
Featured Speakers
Alan DeKok
CEO at InkBridge Networks
Alan DeKok is CEO of InkBridge Networks and leader and co-founder of the FreeRADIUS Project, which is the world’s most widely used RADIUS server. FreeRADIUS is used in hundreds of thousands of corporate networks and ISPs worldwide, and it authenticates millions of network users every day.
Originally trained as a nuclear physicist, Alan helped build the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory. He now does consulting as one of the world’s leading experts on Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) frameworks, and especially the Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocol.
Alan has been an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) contributor since 1999, and he has published many RFCs in the space. He also consults as a domain expert in patent litigation.
Jonathan Eagan
Director, Identity and Access Management Program at CANARIE
Jonathan Eagan is the Director, Identity and Access Management (IAM) at CANARIE, where he leads strategic initiatives to facilitate proactive IAM strategies that foster secure environments for advancing research, innovation, and student learning. With a deep understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and a proven product and program leadership track record, Jonathan is dedicated to building robust and scalable IAM initiatives that protect critical assets and enable business efficiency within the research and higher education sector. He is also focused on improving eduroam access to students and researchers within the Canadian Access Federation, has led initiatives that increased eduroam adoption in Canada, and introduced solutions to expand the availability of eduroam hotspots.
Before joining CANARIE, he worked in the Investment and Insurance sectors, managing digital products. Jonathan also contributed to the public sector at Transport Canada, where he worked to digitize seafarer certification. In his personal time, Jonathan is often in his kayak, paddling across Ontario’s lakes and waterways.