Identity Integration Server 2003 FAQs
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Q1: What is Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003?

MIIS 2003 helps you synchronize identity information across a wide variety of identity stores, easily provision and deprovision accounts and identity information across systems, and enables self-service and help-desk initiated password management and reset from a Web browser.

Q2: What identity stores will MIIS 2003 support?

Synchronization of identity information across a wide variety of heterogeneous directory and non-directory identity stores.

• Active Directory® (AD)
• Active Directory Administration Mode (ADAM)
• Exchange Server (Ti, 2000, 5.5)
• Windows NT® Domains
• Lotus Notes
• Novell eDirectory
• Sun ONE Directory
• Oracle
• SQL Server™ (7.0, 2000)
• Directory Services Markup Language (DSML)
• LDAP Interchange Format (LDIF)
• Flat-file (CSV, tab, column), etc.

Q3: What is the benefit of synchronizing identity information?

This will allow customers to automate the process of updating identity information across heterogeneous platforms while maintaining the integrity and ownership of that data across the enterprise.

Improved productivity and reduced administrative costs as identity data is kept up to date across an enterprise without administrators having to make manual updates.

Q4: What about provisioning and de-provisioning of account and identity information across systems and platforms?

Customers will be able to quickly create new accounts for employees based on events or changes in authoritative stores like the human resources system. Additionally, as employees leave a company they can be immediately de-provisioned from those same systems.

End users are more productive because they can access needed systems faster. Corporate security is improved as employee access to systems is automatically terminated as they leave. Administrators benefit from automation of processes that improve their productivity and lower administrative costs.

Q5: What about password capabilities?

End users or Help desk staff can easily change passwords across multiple systems from one easy-to-use Web interface. End users and Help desk staff will no longer have to use multiple tools to change passwords across multiple systems.

Companies reduce their Help desk operations cost while improving the productivity of their workforce.

Q6: What are the two versions of MIIS 2003?

1) Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003, Enterprise Edition:
This version provides identity integration/directory synchronization, account provisioning/de-provisioning, and password management.

2) Identity Integration Feature Pack for Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory:
The feature pack provides identity integration/directory synchronization and account provisioning/de-provisioning—but only between Active Directory® directory service, Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM), or Microsoft Exchange Server 2000/2003 instances.

Customers who need password management or need to interface with repositories other than Active Directory, ADAM, or Exchange Server (including Exchange Server 5.5) will need to use MIIS 2003, Enterprise Edition.

Q7: What other software is required to run MIIS 2003?

MIIS 2003, Enterprise Edition, will require SQL Server 2000, Enterprise Edition, as the back-end data store.
The Identity Integration Feature Pack for Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory requires SQL Server 2000, Standard or Enterprise Edition, as the back-end data store.

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