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Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Handbook

By : Kent Nordstrom
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Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Handbook

By: Kent Nordstrom

Overview of this book

Microsoft's Forefront Identity Manager simplifies enterprise identity management for end users by automating admin tasks and integrating the infrastructure of an enterprise with strong authentication systems. The "Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Handbook" is an in-depth guide to Identity Management. You will learn how to manage users and groups and implement self-service parts. This book also covers basic Certificate Management and troubleshooting. Throughout the book we will follow a fictional case study. You will see how to implement IM and also set up Smart Card logon for strong administrative accounts within Active Directory. You will learn to implement all the features of FIM 2010 R2. You will see how to install a complete FIM 2010 R2 infrastructure including both test and production environment. You will be introduced to Self-Service management of both users and groups. FIM Reports to audit the identity management lifecycle are also discussed in detail. With the "Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Handbook" you will be able implement and manage FIM 2010 R2 almost effortlessly.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Handbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
8
Using FIM to Manage Office 365 and Other Cloud Identities
Afterword
Index

Post-installation configuration


Before we can start to use our new FIM environment, we need to perform some post-installation tasks.

Granting FIM Service access to FIM Sync

In order for the FIM Service to manage the FIM Synchronization Service, we need to add the FIM Service service account to the FIMSyncAdmins group. If you are implementing Password Reset, you also need to add the FIM Service service account to the FIMSyncPasswordSet group.

After adding the FIM Service service account to the new groups, you need to restart the FIM Service service in order for the new group membership to take effect.

In the example of The Company, this means that the FIM Service account on the Dev-FIM server should be a member of the FIMSyncAdmins group on the Dev-FIM server and the FIM Service account on the FIM-Service server should be a member of FIMSyncAdmins on the FIM-Sync server.

Securing the FIM Service mailbox

It is not required but it is a best practice to take a look at the mailbox used by the...