One of the hottest topics in IT security is identity management. Single sign-on, LDAP, meta-directories, and automated provisioning/de-provisioning of user accounts and privileges are all aspects of this increasingly important topic.

The latest technology twist in this area involves extending these capabilities to a cross-enterprise environments where federated identity management is employed using standards such as WS-Federation and Liberty.

This session introduces the various components of an end-to-end identity management architecture and discusses how they can be justified with an ROI (return on investment) analysis while, at the same time, improving security.

Presenter:
Jeff Crume - Executive IT Security Architect, IBM