Secure data access across many different countries and institutions is critical to accelerating research. Developed by the GA4GH Data Security Work Stream in collaboration with the Data Use & Researcher Identities (DURI) Work Stream, the Authorisation and Authentication Infrastructure (AAI) specification can help automate the data access process by providing a mechanism to confirm a researcher’s digital identity and check their data access permissions.
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Authorisation and Authentication Infrastructure (AAI)
Benefits
- Provides a secure method to authenticate a researcher’s identity and authorise their permissions for data access
- Allows centralisation of authentication and authorisation
- Enables federated analysis
Target users
Developers, and security officers
Announcements
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 29 January 2026 | New GA4GH implementation story: Rakeiora Genomics Platform in New Zealand |
| Title | Related Driver Projects and Organisations |
|---|---|
| ELIXIR European Genome-phenome Archive (EGA) | European Genome-phenome Archive (EGA) |
| ELIXIR-Beacon | ELIXIR Beacon |
| Human Cell Atlas (HCA) Data Portal | Human Cell Atlas |
| Life Science AAI | ELIXIR Cloud and AAI |
| NCPI Interoperability Projects and partners | NIH Cloud Platform Interoperability (NCPI) effort |
| Omics AI | Autism Sharing Initiative |
Publications
Documents
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 13 November 2025 | GA4GH Implementation Forum (GIF) Ask Me Anything: Passports, Visas, and AAI |
| 14 September 2023 | Code of Ethics and Community Conduct (CECC) |
| 13 January 2022 | Meeting minutes: Data Security — AAI (2022) |
| 23 July 2021 | Meeting minutes: Data Security — AAI (2021) |
Contributors
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Get in touch- Martin KubaAuthorisation and Authentication Infrastructure (AAI) LeadMasaryk University, Brno, Czechia, ELIXIR Cloud and AAI, International
- Dixie BakerMartin, Blanck and Associates
- Max BarkleyDNAstack, Toronto
- Michael BaudisUniversity of Zurich, Zurich
- David BernickBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, US
- Steven BrennerUniversity of California, Berkeley, Berkely
- Salvador Capella-GutierrezBarcelona Supercomputing Center, Barcelona
- Knox CareyIntertrust Technologies Corporation, Sunnyvale
- Tom ConnerBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, US
- Jaime DelgadoUniversitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC)
- Marc FiumeDNAstack, Toronto
- Dean HartleyAutism Speaks, Princeton
- Allison HeathChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
- Melissa KonopkoELIXIR, International
- Fabio LiberanteWellcome Sanger Institute (WSI), Hinxton, UK
- Alice MannWellcome Sanger Institute (WSI), Hinxton, UK
- Tommi NyrönenCSC – IT CENTER FOR SCIENCE
- Jimmy PayyappillyEMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), Hinxton, UK
- Kurt RodarmerIndependent Contributor
- Christopher SiwyNIH Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS)
- Heidi SofiaNIH National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Bethesda
- Dylan SpaldingCSC – IT CENTER FOR SCIENCE
- Jonathan TeddsELIXIR, International
- Douglas VoetBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, US
- Craig VoisinGoogle LLC, Mountain View
Driver Projects
| Title | Thematic Area |
|---|---|
| ELIXIR Cloud and AAI | Rare Disease Cancer Complex Traits Basic Biology |
| European Genome-phenome Archive (EGA) | Rare Disease Cancer Complex Traits Basic Biology |
| European Joint Programme on Rare Disease (EJP RD) | Rare Disease |
| Human Cell Atlas | Rare Disease Cancer Complex Traits Basic Biology |
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