Attestation

What is attestation and why is it important?

Attestation is verification. When Attestation is configured for a group, you will be regularly prompted, at an internal you determine, to “recertify” the group by reviewing membership and declaring that it is correct. This helps maintain the quality of the group over time.

  1. Visit grouper.tufts.edu and log in with your Tufts credentials. (If you are not on campus, you will need to use the Tufts VPN for access!)
  2. Navigate to the group that you want to manage. Make sure the group is selected and its name appears toward the top of the page.select and display group
  3. Click on the Group actions button in the top right corner and select Administration > Attestation.attestation option
  4. Click the Attestation actions button and select Edit attestation settings.edit attestation settings option
  5. To enabled attestation, find the Attestation setting and select Yes, does have attestation directly assigned.enabling attestation
  6. The page will re-load with a new collection of attestation settings.
    • Has attestation – Select “Yes, attestation is enabled”
    • Send email – Select “Yes, send email alerts (recommended)”
    • Email type – Select who you would like to send email notifications to.
    • Use default recertify days – Choose whether you want to be notified at the default interval (every 180 days) or set a custom interval for attestation.
    • Mark this group as reviewed - Choose whether you want to mark the group as certified today.
  7. When you’re ready, click Save.
  1. Visit grouper.tufts.edu and log in with your Tufts credentials. (If you are not on campus, you will need to use the Tufts VPN for access!)
  2. When you receive the attestation alert via email, click on the link to view the group. If you have attestation set up on multiple groups, they will be listed in a single email.sample attestation email
  3. If necessary, log into Grouper with your Tufts credentials.
  4. Review the group’s membership.
  5. When you’re ready, click the Mark group as reviewed button.mark group as reviewed

Curious about when attestation was last performed on a group? You can check the audit log by following the steps below.

  1. Visit grouper.tufts.edu and log in with your Tufts credentials. (If you are not on campus, you will need to use the Tufts VPN for access!)
  2. Navigate to the group. Make sure the group is selected and its name appears toward the top of the page.
  3. Click the Group actions button and select Auditing > Audit log.audit log option
  4. An audit log will appear that will show recent activity for the group, including when it was last attested.sample audit log