Features

Federated Directory Server has several features that help you quickly and easily implement directory integration solutions.

• Directory integration is possible without requiring changes to existing legacy data.
• It pulls data automatically into IBM® Security Directory Server.
• All relationships can contain advanced mapping and data transformation.
• Both users and groups can be integrated.
• Directory hierarchies can be maintained or flattened.
• Groups, including dynamic groups, can be created in a Federated Directory Server implementation that spans sources.
• Enriched data about people can be created from linked and augmented data from multiple sources.
• Federated Directory Server can be configured so that the user authentication goes directly to the existing backend local systems. Password replication, which is considered a major cost, is not required.
• Search is enabled across all content that is in the existing directory and data infrastructure.
• Users can log in to the enterprise directory by using a unique attribute like email or employee ID.
• Legacy data and the custom mapping of attributes can be managed through an interface that is easy to use.
• Write-back can be enabled to update the original sources.