Identity and Access Management

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Identity and Access Management

• In the world of computing, Identity Management
  (IDM) is defined as the management of individual
  principals, their authentication, authorization,
  and privileges within or across a computer system
  and enterprise boundaries with the goal of
  increasing security and productivity while
  decreasing cost, downtime and repetitive tasks.
• In simple words, IDM is the task of controlling
  information about users on computers.

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• Cloud computing enhances and improves security
  regarding digital data and makes a positive
  impact on the productivity of an enterprise.
  However, managing the information, credentials
  and privileges of every individual in an
  enterprise is never easy.
• With the threats of malware and data theft
  becoming rampant, upgrading the security system
  frequently is always a challenge. The Identity
  Management service ensures foolproof security,
  offering the Cloud Based Identity Management
  (IDaaS).

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Cloud Based Identity Management makes cloud
computing, an easy task with following features
that include

• User provisioning/de-provisioning
• Password management and synchronization
• Provisioning to SaaS applications
• User self service
• Role-based provisioning
• Integrated approval workflow
• Compliance management with full audit and
  reporting
• Visual provisioning workflow designer
• Advanced reporting on user access
• Reconciliation attestation
• Continuous compliance and validation
• Connectors to a variety of systems
• Fine gained delegated administration
• Pay-as-you-go, scalable model
• No hardware, software or administration costs
• Flexible deployment option with private cloud,
  public cloud or hybrid model
• Integration with existing security infrastructure
• Integration with other modules beyond cloud
  structure

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The benefits of IDaaS are as follows  

• Speedy Deployment
•  
• Different and more advanced from traditional
  security solutions, Cloud Based Identity
  Management (IDaaS) is deployed in hours or days
  depending on the number of applications or users.
  No hardware or software installation is required
  for this.
• Audit, Compliance and Reporting
•  
• Federated as well as interoperable identity
  infrastructures dramatically simplify the task of
  monitoring and documenting policy compliance.
  IDaaS allows business enterprises to gain
  in-depth visibility into user access across
  on-premise and Cloud applications for security,
  audit reporting and compliance. It also provides
  extensive and granular audit and reporting
  capabilities to meet any operational, legal, or
  compliance requirements like PCI, HIPAA, SOX and
  many more. Compliance reports present easily and
  quickly generate reports to you in order to save
  your time, money and other resources regarding
  audit requirements.

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• Interoperability
•  
• IDaaS is compatible with a multi-tenant
  environment. Regarding cloud computing, it meets
  industry standards, allowing organizations to
  enable security for internal and web-based
  applications regardless of the application
  platforms, access protocols, or existing identity
  infrastructure.
• Reduced IT Complexity and Cost
•  
• As mentioned earlier, Cloud Based Identity
  Management allows for provisioning and
  de-provisioning users automatically. This can
  reduce the helpdesk cost and IT support for
  business enterprises with user self-service
  capabilities to manage passwords.
• Enhanced Security
•  
• A change in a users role or access rights
  results a change in their levels of access to all
  applications including web, SaaS and internal
  enterprise applications. New adjustments are made
  automatically and immediately.