Identity Management ( Identity Management (Security), Identity Management and Access Control, IM (Identity Management), Identity Management Security, Management of Identity, User ID Management, Identity and Access Management, ID Management, and IAM) Definition

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ALSO CALLED: Identity Management (Security), Identity Management and Access Control, IM (Identity Management), Identity Management Security, Management of Identity, User ID Management, Identity and Access Management, ID Management, and IAM
DEFINITION: Identity management (ID management) is a broad administrative area that deals with identifying individuals in a system (such as a country, a network, or an enterprise) and controlling their access to resources within that system by associating user rights and restrictions with the established identity. The driver licensing system is a simple example of identity management: drivers are identified by …
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Recent Vendor Reports on Identity Management
End-to-End Enterprise Compliance, Provisioning and Role Enforcement: With Sun Java™ System Identity Manager and SAP GRC Access Control sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 03 Jul 2008 \| Published: 01 Jun 2008 SUMMARY: This white paper describes how a complete end-to-end IAM solution can be configured after exploiting the benefits of the integrated product stack. TOPICS: Access Control \| Data Centers \| Identity Management \| Server Virtualization \| VMware

User Access Controls: Authorizations Insight for PeopleSoft sponsored by Approva Corporation DATA SHEET: Posted: 02 Jul 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: Approva's Authorizations Insight for PeopleSoft monitors user authorizations across all your PeopleSoft ERP environments to detect, remediate and prevent segregation of duties (SoD) conflicts and inappropriate access to sensitive pages. TOPICS: Access Control \| Change Management \| Documentation \| ERP \| Identity Management \| Regulatory Compliance

Data Quality and Identity Resolution sponsored by Informatica WHITE PAPER: Posted: 18 Jun 2008 \| Published: 30 May 2008 SUMMARY: This paper describes how identity Resolution complements and extends the application of data Quality and data integration processes into business applications. TOPICS: CRM \| Customer Service \| Data Integration \| Data Quality \| Fraud Protection \| Identity Management \| Master Data Management \| Security

Identity Management: Protection for Your Business sponsored by SAP America Inc PRODUCT LITERATURE: Posted: 18 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2008 SUMMARY: This document describes the core components of SAP NetWeaver Identity Management - the identity center and virtual directory server. TOPICS: Content Integration \| Data Synchronization \| Identity Management

Implementing an identity management solution sponsored by SAP America Inc WHITE PAPER: Posted: 18 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Sep 2007 SUMMARY: This document describes the SAP NetWeaver Identity Management products, which cover most of the core functionality for implementing an identity management solution, including a virtual directory. TOPICS: Data Synchronization \| Identity Management \| Password Management \| Security

Access Control in Virtual Environments sponsored by FoxT WHITE PAPER: Posted: 16 Jun 2008 \| Published: 16 Jun 2008 SUMMARY: The growth in use of virtual servers is heralded by many as a positive development because it is seen to save companies money and resources. TOPICS: Access Control \| Data Centers \| Identity Management \| Security \| Server Virtualization \| VMware

Identity-Aware Networks: Bringing Efficiency to Compliance sponsored by Applied Identity WHITE PAPER: Posted: 16 Jun 2008 \| Published: 13 Jun 2008 SUMMARY: With the help of "identity-aware" network, enterprises can set more granular access policies and gain the visibility necessary for audit compliance--all while realizing impressive efficiencies with bottom-line impact. TOPICS: Enterprise Architectures \| Identity Management \| Internet \| IT Management

The Evolution of Password Authentication and Management: A Simple Solution sponsored by PistolStar, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 13 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2006 SUMMARY: This paper delves into the world of password authentication and management, as passwords serve a very significant purpose, they have not been without their own set of issues and obstacles for organizations. TOPICS: Authentication \| Identity Management \| Password Management

Top 10 Risk and Security Audit Findings to Avoid sponsored by Applied Identity WHITE PAPER: Posted: 11 Jun 2008 \| Published: 02 Oct 2007 SUMMARY: Check out this research paper from Gartner Research to find out about the top 10 risk and security audit findings and how your company can address them. TOPICS: Access Control \| Change Management \| Classification (Information Management) \| Data Security \| Disaster Recovery \| Identity Management \| Network Event Correlation \| Security Audits \| Security Event Management

User Provisioning at the Speed of Business sponsored by Avatier Corporation WHITE PAPER: Posted: 09 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Jun 2008 SUMMARY: This paper explains the technologies and strategies for delivering automated user provisioning on-time and on-budget for today and the future. TOPICS: Active Directory \| Business Processes \| Financial Management \| Identity Management \| Security

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IDENTITY MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): … their license numbers and user specifications (such as "can not drive after dark") are linked to the identifying number.

In an IT network, identity management software is used to automate administrative tasks, such as resetting user passwords. Enabling users to reset their own passwords can save significant money and resources, since a large percentage of help desk calls are password-related. Password synchronization (p-synch) enables a user to access resources across systems with a single password; a more advanced version called single signon enables synchronization across applications …
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