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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

Provisioning


Provisioning is when we create new objects in a Connector Space using the Metaverse as the source. Before we can start to use provisioning, we need to enable it in Synchronization Service Manager.

  1. Start Synchronization Service Manager, and select Tools | Options.

  2. Check the Enable Synchronization Rule Provisioning checkbox, to enable provisioning.

  3. In the outbound synchronization rule, we need to place a check in Create resource in external system.

Non-declarative provisioning

If you are doing non-declarative classic synchronization using code, you would instead check Enable metaverse rules extension, type (or browse for) the name of the DLL files containing your code, and check the Enable Provisioning Rules Extension checkbox.

If you are planning on doing non-declarative, classic provisioning, you will find plenty of examples on what the code could look like in the Metaverse Extension DLL. A good starting point can be http://aka.ms/FIMMVExtension. When searching the Internet, make...