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Identity Manager 8.1.4 - Administration Guide for Connecting to Custom Target Systems

Managing custom target systems Setting up script-controlled data provisioning in a custom target system Basic data for custom target systems Setting up a custom target system Container structures in a custom target system User accounts in a custom target system Groups in a custom target system Entering permissions controls Reports about custom target systems Configuration parameters for managing custom target systems

Master data for a container

Enter the following master data for a container.

Table 21: Master data for a container
Property Description

Name

Container name.

Canonical name

Canonical name of the container. The canonical name is generated automatically and should not be changed.

Distinguished name

Container's distinguished name. The distinguished name is determined using a template and must not be changed.

Parent container

Parent container for mapping a hierarchical container structure. The distinguished name is automatically updated using templates.

Description

Text field for additional explanation.

User accounts in a custom target system

User accounts represent a target system's authentication objects. A user receives access to target system resources through group memberships and access permissions.

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Linking user accounts to employees

The main feature of One Identity Manager is to map employees together with the master data and permissions available to them in different target systems. To achieve this, information about user accounts and permissions can be read from the target system into the One Identity Manager database and linked to employees. This provides an overview of the permissions for each employee in all of the connected target systems. One Identity Manager offers the option of managing user accounts and their permissions. You can provision modifications in the target systems. Employees are supplied with the necessary permissions in the connected target systems according to their function in the company. Regular synchronization keeps data consistent between target systems and the One Identity Manager database.

Because requirements vary between companies, One Identity Manager offers different methods for supplying user accounts to employees. One Identity Manager supports the following methods for linking employees and their user accounts:

  • Employees can automatically obtain their account definitions using user account resources. If an employee does not yet have a user account in a target system, a new user account is created. This is done by assigning account definitions to an employee using the integrated inheritance mechanism and subsequent process handling.

    When you manage account definitions through user accounts, you can specify the way user accounts behave when employees are enabled or deleted.

  • When user accounts are inserted, they can be automatically assigned to an existing employee or a new employee can be created if necessary. In the process, the employee master data is created on the basis of existing user account master data. This mechanism can be implemented if a new user account is created manually or by synchronization. However, this is not the One Identity Manager default method. You must define criteria for finding employees for automatic employee assignment.
  • Employees and user accounts can be entered manually and assigned to each other.
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Supported user account types

Different types of user accounts, such as default user accounts, administrative user accounts, service accounts, or privileged user accounts, can be mapped in One Identity Manager.

The following properties are used for mapping different user account types.

  • Identity

    The Identity property (IdentityType column) is used to describe the type of user account.

    Table 22: Identities of user accounts
    Identity Description Value of the IdentityType column
    Primary identity Employee's default user account. Primary
    Organizational identity Secondary user account used for different roles in the organization, for example for subcontracts with other functional areas. Organizational
    Personalized admin identity User account with administrative permissions, used by one employee. Admin
    Sponsored identity User account that is used for a specific purpose, such as training. Sponsored
    Shared identity User account with administrative permissions, used by several employees. Shared
    Service identity Service account. Service

    NOTE: To enable working with identities for user accounts, the employees also need identities. You can only link user accounts to which an identity is assigned with employees who have this same identity.

    The primary identity, the organizational identity, and the personalized admin identity are used for different user accounts, which can be used by the same actual employee to perform their different tasks within the company.

    To provide user accounts with a personalized admin identity or an organizational identity for an employee, you create subidentities for the employee. These subidentities are then linked to user accounts, enabling you to assign the required permissions to the different user accounts.

    User accounts with a sponsored identity, group identity, or service identity are linked to dummy employees that do not refer to a real person. These dummy employees are needed so that permissions can be inherited by the user accounts. When evaluating reports, attestations, or compliance checks, check whether dummy employees need to be considered separately.

    For detailed information about mapping employee identities, see the One Identity Manager Identity Management Base Module Administration Guide.

  • Privileged user account

    Privileged user accounts are used to provide employees with additional privileges. This includes administrative user accounts or service accounts, for example. The user accounts are labeled with the Privileged user account property (IsPrivilegedAccount column).

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