Implementing IBM Federated Identity Manager in a Services-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Evironment
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A White Paper has been released by The Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc. title “Services-Oriented Architecture and Federated Identity Management” which addresses the need that SOA has for Federated Identity Management (FIM). This paper also addresses how the needs for Federated Identity Management can be addressed with IBM Federated Identity Manager. IBM Tivoli FIM can act as a federated identity middleware bridge between external business partners and SOA security domains. In this role, Tivoli FIM, centralizes operations, enables rapid user provisioning, identity propagation, customizes business rules, and acts as a hub for token mediation, identity mapping, logging and reporting.
We at Peningo Systems strongly recommend this White Paper for any Tivoli Security Consultant / Security Architect who are involved the decision process of selecting and deploying a Federated Identity Management solution in an SOA environment.
The Table of Contents of this White Paper is as follows:
- Executive Summary
- Business Agility Demands IT Agility
- SOA Meets Business Requirements
- Identity Remains a Weak Link in the SOA Chain
- Federated Identity Management and SOA
- IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager (FIM) Maps SOA and Identity in the Real World
- IBM Tivoli FIM Delivers Business ROI
- The Future:
- Digital Identity: User centricity, Meta system and Project Higgins
- The Bottom Line
If you wish to download this White Paper you can to the following link:
Services-Oriented Architecture and Federated Identity Management
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