Major Features

Identity Manager 8.1 provides the following major new features:

• External Resource Management

• Connectors

• Sun Role Manager Integration

• Java Management Extensions (JMX)

• Pluggable Security (AES) Support

• XML Digital Signature (XML-DSig)

• SPML

External Resource Management

This feature provides Identity Manager with the functionality to manage provisioning and auditing for applications in the enterprise that are not directly connected to Identity Manager through a resource adapter. This includes non-digital external resources such as laptops, cell phones, and security badges. Provisioning external resources via Identity Manager will result in one or more provisioners being notified via email or through Remedy Help Desk 6.3 notifications.

Connectors

The Connector Framework provides a new way to connect Identity Manager to target applications through the use of a connector. Identity Connectors and the Framework are part of an open source initiative that offers a generic and consistent way to provision resources with Identity Manager. Connectors have been decoupled from the core Identity Manager server, enabling them to be released independently of Identity Manager builds. In addition to the open source project website where additional connectors will be available for download, Identity Manager comes with the following supported connectors:

• Microsoft Active Directory 2003 and 2008

• SPML 2.0

See the open-source project website, https://identityconnectors.dev.java.net/ for more information.

Additional connectors will be added in the near future.

Sun Role Manager Integration

This integration focuses on Sun Role Manager versions 4.1.3 and higher. Identity Manager forms can now directly invoke Role Manager web services to notify and invoke roles operations on users. The Identity Manager Data Exporter already allows Role Manager to retrieve Identity Manager's users and roles; the latest 8.1 data exporter now provides:

• Capabilities information that will enable better user mining.

• Resource schema which will be leveraged in future Sun Role Manager versions.

Java Management Extensions (JMX)

Identity Manager uses JMX MBeans to provide performance data for the List, Create, Get, Modify, Delete and Authenticate operations. The following data are collected:

• Count of operation

• Moving Average time per operation

• Minimum time per operation

• Maximum time per operation

• Collection start time

• Resource Adapter class and version

Pluggable Security (AES) Support

Identity Manager supports Advanced Encryption Standard. AES is a symmetric key encryption technique that can be used instead of Data Encryption Standard (DES). AES is commonly used by government application to protect data.

XML Digital Signature (XML-DSig)

This feature offers a standard non-repudiation mechanism using the W3C XML Signature Syntax and Processing (XMLDSig). This enhancement provides the ability to create, store and display work item approvals in an XMLDSig format. This format also optionally allows the inclusion of RFC 3161–compliant time stamps.

SPML

Support for SPML2.0 has been enhanced. Identity Manager supports the search capability. In addition, audit logging is now supported.