Digital identity is the representation of a person in the digital nervous system. It includes all of the attributes that represent the digital entity of a person such as title, role, location, rights and privileges to company resources, salary, benefits, and tenure. Identity information is usually distributed in multiple systems throughout an organization. Enterprise identity management represents the vision that digital identity data, while distributed, is highly interrelated and requires a holistic approach to management to ensure the health of the digital nervous system. Identity administration is the provisioning and maintenance of individual identities.
Community management addresses the connection and security of relationships between identities.
Identity integration focuses on the connection and cooperation of multiple identity repositories based on business rules. Each of these components works together to deliver enterprise identity management within the digital nervous system. Free Newsletters 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.