Improving IT security with identity management

Integrate Windows (MIIS) and UNIX identity management services

Thank you for taking a moment to learn more about a way to integrate the identity management services for Windows with those for UNIX and Linux. The information takes the form of a white paper titled "COSuser and MIIS Integration".

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White paper: COSuser and MIIS Integration

Abstract

Full end-to-end Identity Management requires the implementation of several software components to be effective. Web access management, directory/metadirectory and user provisioning are the major ones.

The implementor is faced with two alternatives on end-to-end identity management: license all modules from a single vendor, with the risk of sacrificing best-of-breed functionality, or; license best-of-breed software from different authors and integrate them.

This White Paper describes a third choice, namely the availability of a seamless integration between two best-of-breed components in the area of user provisioning and metadirectory services – Open System Management's (OSM's) user provisioning software, COSuser, and Microsoft Corporation's MIIS identity management software.

This paper will be of particular interest to the following organizations: those using either COSuser or MIIS; those considering the licensing of either COSuser or MIIS; systems integrators, industry analysts and consultancies implementing or consulting on identity management.

The integration extends the capabilities of MIIS to include: the provisioning of user accounts on UNIX, Linux, and other operating systems and on applications authenticating against those operating systems; web browser based workflow; enterprise-wide password synchronization and strength control; complementary provisioning of the Microsoft estate.

The integration extends the capabilities of COSuser to include metadirectory functionality; synchronization with Human Resources packages; provisioning of iPlanet, Novell eDirectory, Lotus Notes/Domino; and through third parties, to mainframes running RACF, ACF2 and TopSecret.

Table of contents

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Introduction

Section 1 – An Identity Management Framework

Section 2 – Microsoft's MIIS 2003

MIIS 2003 functionality

MIIS 2003 architecture overview

Summary of MIIS benefits

Section 3 – Open Systems Management's COSuser

COSuser functionality

COSuser architecture

Summary of COSuser benefits