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Identity Management Project

The IdM Project has three major aims:

  1. To provide a means to remove the current critical dependencies on PORK, the Universities current authentication system.
  2. To implement an Identity Management solution which is consistent with the University's current and planned architecture.
  3. To provide a single meta directory of all users.

Once achieved, the project will deliver fewer user names and passwords for Swinburne staff and students; faster and more robust provisioning and decommissioning of system accounts; greater capacity to comply with audit requirements; and a robust framework to allow better integration of systems and data.

Objectives of the IdM Project

  • To deliver automated account maintenance services.
  • To enable automatic creation and deletion of user accounts for nominated systems.
  • To improve internal communication services (e.g. location, mail lists, telephone directories etc.) for staff and students.

Deliverables of the IdM Project

  • A document outlining how the current PORK system operates and what systems depend on it.
  • A recommended Identity Management solution.
  • An infrastructure environment consisting of an Oracle Internet Directory (OID) Server and an Oracle Identity Management (IdM) System which utilise the Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) environment.
  • An account management service for nominated University systems.
  • Appropriate training, operational, and technical documentation.

The core Identity Management System is scheduled to go live in late 2007. Integration and cut-over for nominated applications and services will occur early 2008 in line with business and academic calendars.