Sun Java System Identity Manager: Deployment Fundamentals (IDM-345)

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Prerequisites

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Skills Gained

• Describe how Identity Manager can be used as an identity management solution
• Implement a basic Identity Manager configuration to support regulatory compliance
• Implement a password management and pass-through authentication strategy to support corporate password policies and password self-service requirements
• Customize the Identity Manager User and Administrative interfaces to meet corporate branding and password management requirements
• Write XPRESS code to transform and validate data to help implement business logic in Identity Manager
• Implement a delegated administration environment and customize standard rules, forms, and workflow to support project-based administration requirements

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Related Courses

Before:

• Sun Java Identity Management Suite Integrated Solutions (SEM-IDM-1482)
• Sun Java Identity Management Suite: Integrated Solutions (WMT-IDM-1482)
• Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0 SP1: Administration and Maintenance (IDM-2455)

After:

• Sun Java System Identity Manager 5.5: Advanced Deployment (IDM-4484)

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Course Content

Module 1 - Sun Java System Identity Manager Overview

• Describe the problems that Identity Manager is designed to address
• List Identity Manager features
• Describe the Identity Manager architecture
• Describe a typical Identity Manager implementation
• Summarize the course case study
• Discuss a phased approach to deploying Identity Manager

Module 2 - Connecting to Remote Systems

• Describe the case study requirements for implementing regulatory compliance and self-service
• Describe how to configure connectivity to remote systems

Module 3 - Creating Administrative Objects

• Describe the basic Identity Manager administrative objects

Module 4 - Selecting a Primary Resource to Seed Identity Manager Users

• Describe the identity seeding process
• Describe how to select a primary resource to seed Identity Manager users

Module 5 - Seeding Identity Manager Users Using Reconciliation

• Describe how to seed Identity Manager users using reconciliation
• Describe the reconciliation situations and responses

Module 6 - Running Basic Identity Manager Reports

• Describe the basic Identity Manager reports available for helping achieve regulatory compliance

Module 7 - Implementing Password Management

• Describe the case study requirements for managing passwords
• Describe Identity Manager passwords and password policies
• Describe approaches to common password challenges

Module 8 - Implementing Pass-through Authentication

• Describe the case study requirements for pass-through authentication
• Describe pass-through authentication in Identity Manager

Module 9 - Customizing Identity Manager Interfaces

• Describe the case study requirements for branding and modifying the Identity Manager interfaces
• Customize the Identity Manager User and Administrative interfaces
• Describe how a custom message catalog can be used for displaying user-defined messages on the interfaces
• List the Identity Manager forms used to customize the default end-user experience
• Describe how to disable the Forgot Your Password button

Module 10 - Implementing Business Logic in Identity Manager

• Describe XPRESS, its rationale, and its uses
• Describe the differences between XPRESS and the XML Object language
• Describe and evaluate XPRESS functions
• Describe the methods of creating and debugging XPRESS
• Describe rules and rule syntax
• Use the BPE to create and test rules
• Create and use rule libraries

Module 11 - Implementing a Delegated Administration Environment

• Describe the case study requirements for creating a delegated administration environment
• Describe the Identity Manager delegated administration model
• Use organizations to control administration scope
• Use administrative capabilities to assign rights to users
• Use forms to control administrator visibility to attributes
• Use Admin Roles to provide granularity of administration
• Use approvals within delegated administration

Module 12 - Generic Objects, Path Expressions, and View Data in Identity Manager

• Describe the case study requirements that require form customization
• Describe how Generic Objects and path expressions are used to represent and reference Identity Manager data
• Describe how Identity Manager views are used to manage a user's identity

Module 13 - Creating Custom Forms

• Describe form processing and the form components used to create custom forms
• Describe how you can use business logic in forms to manipulate form data
• List guidelines for form customization

Module 14 - Overview of Workflow in Identity Manager

• Describe workflow in Identity Manager
• Describe workflow debugging and tracing

Module 15 - Customizing Workflow in Identity Manager

• Describe the case study requirements that require workflow customization
• Describe the workflow components used to create custom workflows
• Describe the default provisioning tasks to manage resource accounts
• Describe the life cycle of a view
• Describe typical customizations to user provisioning

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