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Welcome Page About Us More About The Identity Project About Identity Management Project Management Project Partners Community News Events Research Centre Research Findings Contact Us Other Links Sponsored by	About Identity Management Identity Management (IdM) is a general term and encompasses technologies including password management (synchronisation and self reset), user provisioning and access management. Enables and maintains user access to network resources. This includes the creation of the user entity (functionality typically found in a human resource applications), authorization and permissions (SSO and password management functionality), and a single point of administration for de/provisioning accounts (as in provisioning) Source: http://www.geneous-software.co.uk/glossary.htm
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About Identity Management

Identity Management (IdM) is a general term and encompasses technologies including password management (synchronisation and self reset), user provisioning and access management. Enables and maintains user access to network resources. This includes the creation of the user entity (functionality typically found in a human resource applications), authorization and permissions (SSO and password management functionality), and a single point of administration for de/provisioning accounts (as in provisioning)

Source: http://www.geneous-software.co.uk/glossary.htm