1.0 Overview of the Components of Identity Manager

Identity Manager ensures that every user has one identity from your physical and virtual networks to the cloud. The following diagram shows the high-level view of the components that support the Identity Manager capabilities. Some of these components can be installed on the same server, depending on the size of your identity management solution. However, some components, such as Identity Manager Home, provide a browser-based interface that users access from workstations or mobile platforms.

In Identity Manager, a managed system, also called a connected system or application, is any system, directory, database, or operating system whose identity information you want to manage. For example, connected systems can be the PeopleSoft application or an LDAP directory. A driver, such as the Data Collection Services Driver, provides the connection between a managed system and the Identity Vault. It also enables data synchronization and sharing between systems. Identity Manager stores drivers and library objects in a container called a driver set.