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CA Identity Manager directory

A CA Identity Manager directory is a component of a CA Identity Manager environment. A CA Identity Manager directory is a user store plus metadata that describes how objects are stored in the user store and represented in the CA Identity Manager User Console.

CA Identity Manager environment

A CA Identity Manager environment is a view of a management namespace that allows a CA Identity Manager administrator to manage different types of objects, such as users, groups, and organizations, with a set of associated roles and tasks. A CA Identity Manager environment includes a CA Identity Manager directory, a system manager, default task and role definitions, self-service tasks, and workflow definitions.

CA Identity Manager user store

The CA Identity Manager user store is the authoritative source for various types of users required for business operations. These users can be employees, consultants, customers or partners. This user store also contains information about groups, and organizations (if supported). In a CA Identity Manager deployment that includes provisioning, some users may have a corresponding account in a provisioning directory.

identity policy

An identity policy is a set of business changes that occurs when a user meets a certain condition or rule. These changes can include assigning or revoking roles, assigning or revoking group membership, and updating attributes in a user profile.