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Managing Multiple User Stores

An enterprise may maintain multiple user stores. In each user store, the user identity allows access to different corporate resources. You can use one of the following methods to manage multiple user stores:

• Use CA Identity Manager to directly manage the Provisioning Directory and use the Provisioning Server to indirectly manage the users and accounts in the different user stores.

  This approach allows you to:

  • Centrally manage users who can be assigned various enterprise resources from one location
  • Implement common security and business rules across enterprise resources. This may include the following:
    • Role-based access control
    • Delegated administration
    • Tasks and screens that are customized based on the type of corporate identities they manage
    • Identity policies for rule-based identity management
    • Customization and extensibility

  Note: For information on these features, see the Administration Guide.

• Create a separate Identity Manager environment to manage each user store

  With this method, information is not shared between environments.