Project Summary
The number of software applications and IT services provided on campus is continually growing. In order to create an infrastructure that enables campus members to access these applications and services in a consistent manner, iCIT is beginning an “Identity Management” initiative.
The primary goals of this initiative are:
- Identify individuals and groups of people who interact with campus in various roles (students, applicants, faculty/staff, alumni, etc.) and therefore require campus identities;
- Determine the lifecycle for these identities (when do relationships for these groups of people begin, change, and end?); and
- Form a strategy for managing campus identities and roles that will meet current and future needs.
Status
The first step of the project is near completion. Jeff Rollette, Tom Jordan and Elena Pokot have met with campus offices to discuss the roles of the various individuals (students, applicants, faculty/staff, alumni, etc.) with whom they interact. They have been discussing the identities these roles require, while also establishing a lifecycle for the identities.
Soon, meetings will be scheduled with vendors that have identity management product offerings to better understand the market and identify solutions that might be a good fit in our environment. Progress on Identity Management is expected to accelerate when Jeff Rollette’s involvement in the calendar migration project decreases following its scheduled implementation on July 28, 2006.