Category: Microsoft
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Here is a method to populate an AD domain for a development environment. This document also includes additional detail of using an AD driver to pull the data into the Identity Vault. This could be used for any Identity Manager Solution. Most customers have Active Directory in their environment and so an AD driver/connector will … Continue reading Initial AD Bulk Loading of Random Users and propagating a NetIQ Identity Vault
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In today’s identity landscape there is a growing need to prove one’s identity beyond just a username and password. Growing threats from hackers and annoying ransomware have people and businesses implementing tighter and tighter security on everything from network access to hosted services like Microsoft’s Office 365 (O365). Common security additions include using multi-factor authentication … Continue reading How To Resolve Smartphone Security Alerts When Using Access Manager With Federated O365 Accounts
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Many times customers face the challenge of slow processing of Requests submitted via the Core Access and Core Provisioning product. This two products rely heavily on the Core Request Service which send SPML requests in the format below to the Core Provisioning Server. Sample SPML
1<modifyRequest%20requestID="1"><identifier%20type="ProcessID"><id>104a8fe3-29ca-4b07-91c2-90b9e84e435b</id></identifier></modifyRequest>The parameters such as RequestID is used within the … Continue reading Complementing the Performance of the Core Request Service
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A client recently hired DCMWORKS to implement Microsoft Exchange. Prior to actually starting the project, a DCMWORKS Server Assessment was performed to discover the information necessary to perform the task. The Assessment • The current network operating system was Novell’s eDirectory • The current email system was Group Wise 2014. • Microsoft’s Active Directory was … Continue reading Server Assessment Leads To Network Operating System Consolidation That Saves Over $70K Annually
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Often times an IDM solution’s connector/functionality does not have the ability to fully match the disablement requirements for a client when it comes to Microsoft Exchange. An example of this is the education industry where the requirement calls for the Active Directory account to be placed into a dummy organizational unit, yet left enabled to … Continue reading Administering Microsoft Exchange Client Access Attributes with PowerShell
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Over the years I have worked with a variety of environments running IDM instances. In most cases I have found that the environments are all kept the same. For example one instance was running all Microsoft Windows servers with similar processors, RAM, disk space, NIC cards, etc. Another instance was entirely run on VM’s using … Continue reading Mixed OS’s In An IDM Environment, Is It Kosher?
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When implementing Novell’s (or NETIQs) Identity Manager product there are times when a certain connector(s) must be run on the MS Windows platform. If Meta-Directory Engine is running on a Linux (or other non-Windows) platform the requirement is the use of the Remote Loader. When asked if it is better to run the Remote Loader … Continue reading Novell IdM – Implementing Remote Loader on Microsoft Windows