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Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Handbook

By : Kent Nordstrom
Book Image

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

Outbound synchronization rules


As you can see, inbound synchronization rules are associated with the Connector Space MA we like to import information from. Outbound synchronization is very different!

This is one reason I tend not to have Inbound and Outbound Data Flow Direction in my synchronization rules.

Outbound synchronization rules are associated with each object (user, for example). In FIM 2010 R2, there are two ways of doing this.

You can either use Outbound Synchronization Policy or Outbound System Scoping Filter.

Note

You can only make this choice during the creation of the outbound synchronization rule. You cannot change it once the synchronization rule is created.

In some scenarios, you will find that it is useful to have multiple outbound synchronization rules for one external system. In those cases, you might mix the two different ways of associating the rule to the object. You will find one example of this later in this chapter, in the Managing Exchange section.

You will quickly find...