Identity Manager 3.6 Driver for Scripting

Overview

The Identity Manager 3.6 Driver for Scripting provides data integration between the eDirectory™ based Identity Vault and applications that support scripting interfaces on Linux, UNIX, and Microsoft Windows systems. Data is synchronized automatically based on your business rules. For example, changes made in a scripting-enabled application are transparently captured and copied into the Identity Vault. The driver also ensures that changes made to the Identity Vault are reflected in the scripting-enabled application.

Features

Leverages Embedded Remote Loader Technology
Integrated Change Log for Publisher Event Queuing
Customizable Application Schema
API Support for Multiple Scripting Languages on Linux, UNIX, and Windows Systems
Securely Protects Data in Transit to and from the Scriptable Systems

Benefits

Increased operational efficiency
Support for compliance with industry regulations
Reduced administration and helpdesk costs
Reduced security risks
Empowered users
Enhanced performance of your operating systems
Reduced network computing costs

Supported Platforms

Windows 2003 Server
SUSE® Linux Enterprise 9, 10
RedHat ES/AS 3,4
IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
HP-UX 11, 11i, 11i v2
Solaris Sparc 9, 10
Solaris x86 10

Mixed Source Solutions

The Scripting Driver synchronizes data between the Identity Vault and a connected system using a scripting environment suitable for the target application. Your operating system choice determines what scripting language to use. On Linux and UNIX, prewritten libraries are included for Bourne Shell, Perl and Python. On Windows, libraries are included for Microsoft VBScript and PowerShell. With additional development work, you also can port these libraries to other scripting languages.

With the Scripting Driver, development can be done in any of the supported scripting languages, which provide a large set of packages and complex language syntax. In addition, your target application might already provide management tools, commands, or APIs written or easily accessible in any of the supported scripting languages.

The Scripting Driver runs on a large number of Linux and UNIX platforms, including Linux, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX. In addition, a Microsoft Windows service is available for applications that run on the Windows platform. The driver also uses embedded Remote Loader technology to communicate with the Identity Vault, bidirectionally synchronizing changes between the Identity Vault and the connected system. There is no requirement to install Java on the connected system. The simplicity of installation, configuration and security provides an excellent environment for the development of new drivers.

System Requirements

Identity Manager 3.5.1 and higher
Software required by Identity Manager 3.6
Any of the supported platforms mentioned above