Product description
Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) builds on the metadirectory, certificate and smart card management and user provisioning, and adds a rich management environment including integrated user management, self-service for comprehensive credential management, group management, policy management, and expanded extensibility and connectivity.
Product features
- Policy management
SharePoint-based console for policy authoring, enforcement and auditing. Extensible WS-APIs and Windows Workflow Foundation workflows. Heterogeneous identity synchronization and consistency. - Credential management
Self-service password reset integrated with Windows logon as well as web-based tool. Integrated provisioning of identities, credentials, and resources. - User management
Automated, codeless user provisioning and deprovisioning. Self-service user profile management. - Group management
Rich office-based self-service group management tools. Offline approvals through office. Group and distribution list management also including dynamic membership calculation in these groups and DLs based on user's attributes.
