Management agents connect to and control the flow of identity information between MMS and multiple disparate directories. The Active Directory MA is a new feature that lets customers replace generic LDAP management agents that may have been used previously to integrate with Active Directory. Improved data consistency. It can create, delete, or suspend Active Directory accounts as part of an overall corporate provisioning process.
Customers can also set the initial password for newly created accounts.
Improved synchronization responsiveness. Only changed attributes are read from Active Directory. Updates occur in memory rather than being file-based, thereby eliminating the need to parse text files and allowing the MA to dynamically adjust to schema changes. Near real-time update capabilities speed changes between Active Directory, MMS, and other connected directories. Dynamic and ongoing registration of the Active Directory schema.