Comments on: An Elevator Pitch for Identity Management http://mike.trachta.org/archives/7 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:06:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ash http://mike.trachta.org/archives/7/comment-page-1#comment-22 Ash Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:54:04 +0000 http://mike.trachta.org/?p=7#comment-22 A decent way to start a non technical discussion is to talk about the user lifecycle. It's chronological, it's relevant (everyone has been through it), and it's easy to understand. This explains half of the picture...it's tougher to explain entitlements and federation using this, though possible A decent way to start a non technical discussion is to talk about the user lifecycle. It’s chronological, it’s relevant (everyone has been through it), and it’s easy to understand. This explains half of the picture…it’s tougher to explain entitlements and federation using this, though possible

]]> By: Azeem http://mike.trachta.org/archives/7/comment-page-1#comment-21 Azeem Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:42:17 +0000 http://mike.trachta.org/?p=7#comment-21 I try to explain it by explaining provisioning (its benefits) and master password reset. The key points I bring up is: *Streamlining all user accounts (anyone who has 10 sets of ids at their workplace can relate to the benefit of this) *being able to do a master reset on pw (save IT staff time) *Being able to disable all accounts in one shot thus securing data from those who no longer should have access I guess this is all I retained from Ash's explanations! :) I try to explain it by explaining provisioning (its benefits) and master password reset. The key points I bring up is:

*Streamlining all user accounts (anyone who has 10 sets of ids at their workplace can relate to the benefit of this)
*being able to do a master reset on pw (save IT staff time)
*Being able to disable all accounts in one shot thus securing data from those who no longer should have access

I guess this is all I retained from Ash’s explanations! :)

]]> By: mike http://mike.trachta.org/archives/7/comment-page-1#comment-20 mike Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:05:02 +0000 http://mike.trachta.org/?p=7#comment-20 That is certainly a part of it. It also includes a user's identity life cycle within an organization, from on-boarding to termination. It can encompass automated provisioning based on a user's demographics, to auditing of the user's accesses, to simply syncing a user's passwords (which typically is the only part non-technical folks understand). That is certainly a part of it. It also includes a user’s identity life cycle within an organization, from on-boarding to termination. It can encompass automated provisioning based on a user’s demographics, to auditing of the user’s accesses, to simply syncing a user’s passwords (which typically is the only part non-technical folks understand).

]]> By: Erik http://mike.trachta.org/archives/7/comment-page-1#comment-19 Erik Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:06:24 +0000 http://mike.trachta.org/?p=7#comment-19 You help businesses be sure they know who is doing what with their computer systems. Doesn't that roughly cover it? You help businesses be sure they know who is doing what with their computer systems. Doesn’t that roughly cover it?

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