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What’s New in Forefront Identity Manager 2010

Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 builds on the metadirectory, certificate and smart card management and user provisioning available in ILM 2007, and adds a rich management environment including integrated user management, self-service for comprehensive credential management, group management, policy management, and expanded extensibility and connectivity. FIM 2010 feature investments are categorized into four areas:

Feature

Description

Policy Management

  • SharePoint-based console for policy authoring, enforcement and auditing

  • Extensible WS-* APIs and Windows Workflow Foundation workflows

  • Heterogeneous identity synchronization & consistency

Credential Management

  • Heterogeneous certificate management with 3rd party CA support

  • Management of multiple credential types

  • Self-service password reset integrated with Windows logon as well as web-based tool

User Management

  • Integrated provisioning of identities, credentials, and resources

  • Automated, codeless user provisioning and deprovisioning

  • Self-service user profile management

Group Management

  • Rich Office-based self-service group management tools

  • Offline approvals through Office

  • Group and distribution list management also including dynamic membership calculation in these groups and DLs based on user’s attributes

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