http://www.burtongroup.com/Research/DocumentList.aspx?cid=16 Identity and Privacy Strategies (IdPS) focuses on planning and building general-purpose infrastructure for managing and applying identity information, and supporting the identity lifecycle. This research and advisory service covers topics such as identity management, access management, directory services, authentication, federated identity, privacy, and personalization. en-us © 2010 Burton Group. All rights reserved http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=2062 http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=2062 Role management, once a bright, shiny object in the portfolio of identity management solutions, has seemingly lost its luster as part of the broader capabilities of identity and access governance. In this assessment, Senior Analyst Kevin Kampman describes collective vendor and implementer perspectives on role management, including its value, and the challenges it presents. Whether role management is seen to be an emerging capability or a daunting challenge, this assessment illustrates why role management has maintained its importance and viability to both business and technology practitioners. Assessment (Single Instance Use Case) Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1995 http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1995 An understanding of assignable permissions within enterprise applications is required for successful identity management (IdM) projects, and yet, the gathering and management of this knowledge, known as entitlement management, is one of the least discussed aspects of IdM. In this assessment, Research Director Ian Glazer will explore what it takes to discover and build a meaningful catalog of entitlements to enable future IdM projects. This assessment will also highlight approaches enterprises have taken to build such catalogs and the potential pitfalls in doing so. Assessment (Comparison Use Case) Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:00:00 GMT http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=2060 http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=2060 Identity is a key enabler of business; it supports both customization and security in today’s electronic environment. But until recently, there was no good way to tell whether an identity was “weak” or “strong”—and there was no way to tell whether a “strong” identity was “strong enough” for a particular application. That’s starting to change. In this assessment, Identity and Privacy Strategies Research Director Bob Blakley describes U.S. government documents that are becoming the de facto worldwide identity assurance standard and examines the Trust Provider Frameworks which are growing up to certify identity providers against this standard. Assessment (Single Instance Use Case) Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:00:00 GMT http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1025 http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1025 Identity and Access Governance (IAG) is an umbrella term that covers a variety of administrative functions within the discipline of identity management. The need to understand, manage, review, and assign access has always been a part of identity management and is a need driven by both compliance requirements and security objectives. This Reference Architecture template describes the relationship among common IAG user interfaces, functional components, repositories, and services and engines. Template Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:00:00 GMT http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1993 http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1993 Provisioning technologies have long been a staple of the identity management (IdM) market. But IdM market dynamics have changed; as a result, the scope of provisioning has expanded. Today, provisioning systems are being challenged to scale to a larger user population, more applications, more devices, and new business models. In this assessment, Lori Rowland discusses the role of provisioning in the changing IdM market and offers insights on how organizations should prepare for these changes. Assessment (Single Instance Use Case) Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:00:00 GMT http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1994 http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1994 In this assessment, Identity and Privacy Strategies Senior Analyst Mark Diodati defines the burgeoning strong authentication as a service (StrongAuthServ) market for hardware-based authenticators. In addition, he enumerates vendor capabilities and limitations and then points out the realistic viability of a truly outsourced service. Finally, Diodati provides insight into new privacy considerations when outsourcing authentication services and makes recommendations for successful deployments and vendor selection. Assessment (Single Instance Use Case) Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:00:00 GMT http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=2082 http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=2082 As the global economy exits its worst downturn in memory, the identity management (IdM) market has more than just survived—it has thrived. Over the past year, IdM vendors have shown stable if not significant growth. The IdM market has also seen the entrance of new vendors using novel applications of traditional identity technologies. In this TeleBriefing, Senior Analyst Ian Glazer will examine this vibrant market. This TeleBriefing will explore technology and vendors trends as well as will provide an updated market segmentation to help clarify identity management’s many sub-markets and the players therein. TeleBriefing Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:00:00 GMT http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1991 http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1991 Microsoft released Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) in 2009 and has just released Forefront Identity Manager (which updates Identity Lifecycle Manager [ILM] 2007) and Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0. Forefront Unified Access Gateway was released in December, 2009. Together, these products represent a major restructuring of the architecture of identity—not just in Microsoft environments, but in federated environments too. In this assessment, Identity and Privacy Strategies Research Director Bob Blakley examines the significance of Microsoft’s new identity offerings and details their strengths and weaknesses. Assessment (Single Instance Use Case) Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:00:00 GMT http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1992 http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1992 Microsoft’s Forefront Identity Manager 2010 (FIM) is the latest in Microsoft’s progression of identity administration products. FIM leverages core operating system and network components to manage identity information and credentials, membership, access, and authorization in a heterogeneous enterprise. In this product profile, Senior Analyst Kevin Kampman identifies the relationships between FIM, its predecessors, and related Microsoft platforms and applications and evaluates the features and benefits of user- and business-centric identity management, the SharePoint-based FIM Portal, and Management Policy Rules (MPRs). He also discusses the relationships between FIM, Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), and Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS). Product Profile Tue, 25 May 2010 01:00:00 GMT http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1990 http://webstager.tbg.com/Client/Research/Document.aspx?cid=1990 As the global economy exits its worst downturn in memory, the identity management (IdM) market has more than just survived—it has thrived. Over the past year, IdM vendors have shown stable, if not significant, growth. The IdM market has also seen the entrance of new vendors using novel applications of traditional identity technologies. In this market profile, senior analyst Ian Glazer examines this vibrant market. This market profile explores technology and vendor trends and provides an updated market segmentation to help clarify identity management’s many sub-markets and the players therein. Market Profile Mon, 17 May 2010 01:00:00 GMT