Managing access to protected resources for users in the extended enterprise can be a daunting task. New applications and services are continuously being developed and deployed; new users join the extended enterprise, change roles within it, and eventually move on. To the extent that policies regarding access must be managed on a user-by-user, application-by-application basis, the effort involved is exceedingly large, and the probability of implementation without error is infinitesimally small.
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The Efficient Enterprise Bouncer
Posted by: Derek Brink September 17, 2009 04:00 AMManaging access to protected resources for users in the extended enterprise can be a daunting task. New applications and services are continuously being developed and deployed; new users join the extended enterprise, change roles within it, and eventually move on. To the extent that policies regarding access must be managed on a user-by-user, application-by-application basis, the effort involved is exceedingly large, and the probability of implementation without error is infinitesimally small.