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Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 Handbook

By : David Steadman, Jeff Ingalls
Book Image

Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 Handbook

By: David Steadman, Jeff Ingalls

Overview of this book

Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 is Microsoft’s solution to identity management. When fully installed, the product utilizes SQL, SharePoint, IIS, web services, the .NET Framework, and SCSM to name a few, allowing it to be customized to meet nearly every business requirement. The book is divided into 15 chapters and begins with an overview of the product, what it does, and what it does not do. To better understand the concepts in MIM, we introduce a fictitious company and their problems and goals, then build an identity solutions to fit those goals. Over the course of this book, we cover topics such as MIM installation and configuration, user and group management options, self-service solutions, role-based access control, reducing security threats, and finally operational troubleshooting and best practices. By the end of this book, you will have gained the necessary skills to deploy, manage and operate Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 to meet your business requirements and solve real-world customer problems.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 Handbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Models at a glance


There are some high-level models that most environments use to manage certificates. In the next few sections, we will uncover these models and the requirements and permissions needed to succeed with them. The Financial Company has already applied the self-service registration model as part of the manager-initiated model. The models are not explicit, but they are flexible, and TFC could use a mixture of both. Let's now look at the centralized management model.

The centralized management model

The centralized management model works well when there is a tightly controlled HR process or a security officer enrolls a smart card for the user, and in general cases where a random PIN is assigned to the card. When the card is received by the subscriber (that is, the user), then they would perform the initial online unblock. The helpdesk would be able to assist if an offline unblock operation is needed. In the centralized model, the following permissions would be needed:

Service Connection...