Identity connectors are important part of any identity management (IDM) project. For an IDM solution the connector provide interface to the outer world. And there are few connectors that almost any IDM solution needs: LDAP, Active Directory and CSV. New versions of those connectors were released recently. And there is an interesting story behind those connectors. […]
Unix/Linux servers can be configured to authenticate and authorize against LDAP server, by using LDAP accounts and groups. With some Identity Management solutions you can put users to these groups, but you need to manage the groups by the native LDAP tools. This is not the case with midPoint! MidPoint allows you to create not only LDAP accounts, but also the groups so it can become the ultimate tool for IT administrators or even for users with limited IT skills, really simplifying the LDAP group management. […]
Many applications connected to LDAP use LDAP groups for authorization. With some Identity Management solutions you can put users to these groups, but you need to manage the groups by the native LDAP tools. This is not the case with midPoint! MidPoint allows you to create not only LDAP accounts, but also the groups so it can become the ultimate tool for IT administrators or even for users with limited IT skills, really simplifying the LDAP group management. […]