IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager

IBM® Tivoli® Federated Identity Manager provides a simple model for managing identity and providing resource access. It spans companies or security domains to provide identities access to information and services without replicating identity and security administration at both companies.

• Provides policy-based integrated security management for federated Web services in companies deploying service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web Services
• Simplifies administration and enables companies to extend identity and access management to third-party users and third-party services, enabling customers to control access to applications based on the user's role in the organization
• Extends IBM IT service management portfolio, which enables companies to reduce technology complexity through automation and process integration
• Assists in integrating security between new distributed applications and legacy mainframe applications (such as CICS®)
• Helps improve audit controls for legacy data and transactions served using SOA and Web Services, and delivers role-based access control for new Web Services
• Leverages System z™ as a first class platform for Application Delivery - via new capabilities in identity management, Web Services and Audit
• Integrates business silos, facilitating mergers & acquisitions and addressing compliance and governance, to help ensure the success of SOA projects
• Operating systems supported: AIX, HP Unix, Linux, Windows, z/OS