Digital Identities: The Fuel of Today’s Workforce

Manage identities, roles and user groups target-oriented, even across complex IT infrastructures. We offer tools that make this simple – no special IT skills needed. Smart self-service options, standardized interfaces and import mechanisms relieve you and your helpdesk team of routine tasks. This approach ensures your IT operations are both efficient and user-friendly and makes identity management more effective and accessible.

Comprehensive User Life Cycle

One for All, All for One

Thanks to numerous integration interfaces, you can seamlessly connect both source directories, such as systems from the HR department, and target systems with their own user databases to our Identity Management.

We handle the entire user life cycle, from the creation to the deletion of user accounts. All user information is always up-to-date and centrally available for all applications in your IT organization. This means no more duplicate maintenance and ensures high data quality, saving you time and effort.

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Screenshot of the Univention portal and the LDAP
Interfaces & Integrations

Compatible and Transparent

Our identity management system offers standardized interfaces like LDAP, SAML, OIDC, Shibboleth, and Kerberos for the automated import and export of users, groups, and permissions from other directory services. This eliminates the need for manual data maintenance.

Ready-to-use integration packages for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Active Directory, Nextcloud, and Open-Xchange make the implementation of new projects and the connection to our IAM especially easy.

Scalability

The Sky is the Limit

With our solutions, you can manage both small networks and IT environments with millions of accounts. We offer the flexibility and scalability required to grow with your business. The horizontal and vertical replication of the integrated LDAP directory service ensures that your systems are always up to date and reliable.

With us, you open up the boundaries of your IT infrastructure: expand your IT capabilities as fast as you want—the sky’s the limit.

UCS Portal Identity Management
Screenshot from the Univention portal of the UCS@school Self Service. In the center of the picture you can see how to change the password.
Self-Services for Passwords & Accounts

Do It Yourself

With the Self-Service-App, users can easily change or reset their passwords themselves, update contact details, or upload a profile picture. Administrators determine which changes users are allowed to make.

The Self-Service-App is also extremely helpful when creating new accounts. Newly created users automatically receive an activation link with which they can activate their account and complete their info. Alternatively, users can create their own account from scratch.

Key Features

The Highlights at a Glance

  • Central management of identities, groups, and permissions
  • Operation on-premises or in the cloud
  • Standardized interfaces
  • Connection to Windows Active Directory
  • Single Sign-On for all services and convenient self-services
  • Pre-configured roles and permission models
  • Clear and customizable web interface
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Frequently Asked Questions About Identity Management (IDM)

What is Identity Management (IDM)?

Identity management refers to the comprehensive administration of digital identities within a company or organization. This includes the creation, administration, modification and deletion of user accounts. IDM ensures that user profiles and information are managed centrally. In combination with access management, access rights and authorizations are also controlled centrally to ensure that only authorized individuals can access specific information and resources. IDM therefore creates the basis for effective access management, which manages and implements access rights.

Why is Identity Management Important?

Identity management is crucial for the security, efficiency and compliance of a company. It ensures that digital identities are correctly managed and maintained, which forms the basis for all other security measures. Well-implemented identity management minimizes the risk of identity theft and ensures that user profiles are always up-to-date and correct. In combination with access management (IAM), which is responsible for authentication and the administration of access rights, it ensures that only authorized individuals can access protected resources. This is usually done through username/password combinations and optionally through two-factor authentication (2FA), often integrated into Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions. In addition, IDM helps companies to meet legal regulations and industry standards, which is essential in many industries.

What Advantages Does Identity Management Offer Companies?

Identity management offers numerous benefits, including increased security through centralized and consistent management of digital identities. This optimizes workflows as user management processes can be automated and made more efficient. This also reduces operating costs by minimizing administrative workloads. In combination with Access Management (IAM), which is responsible for the precise management and monitoring of access rights, it ensures that only authorized individuals can access sensitive resources. In addition, self-service functions such as independent password management improve user-friendliness and reduce the workload of the IT support team.

What Challenges Does Identity Management Solve?

Identity management tackles various challenges, like the central administration of user identities in complex IT environments. It forms the basis for ensuring that user profiles are managed correctly and consistently. The administration of user authorizations and access rights, which then takes place as part of access management (IAM), ensures that only authorized individuals can access the required resources, which simultaneously supports data protection and compliance requirements. It also minimizes security risks by preventing unauthorized access and potential data leaks. Another challenge solved by identity management is the efficient integration and management of identities across different systems and applications, which makes the administration consistent and simple.

Which Technologies Support Identity Management?

Identity management is supported by various technologies that make the management of digital identities more efficient and secure. These include Single Sign-On (SSO), which allows users to log in once and then access multiple applications and systems without having to re-authenticate. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) adds security by requiring additional verification steps such as a code sent to a mobile device. In addition, directory services such as Microsoft Active Directory play a central role by efficiently managing user identities and access rights within a network. Together, these technologies significantly strengthen the security and user-friendliness of identity management.

How Do I Choose the Right Identity Management Solution for My Company?

Choosing the right identity management (IDM) solution for your organization requires a careful assessment of your specific requirements and IT infrastructure. First, you should ensure that the solution offers comprehensive security features, such as Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Single Sign-On (SSO), to reliably protect your data. The user-friendliness of the solution is also important: an intuitive user interface simplifies acceptance and minimizes training requirements. In addition, the solution should be scalable to keep pace with the growth of your business and it must integrate seamlessly with your existing IT infrastructure. Also make sure that it meets all relevant compliance regulations to avoid legal risks. Finally, reliable support and regular maintenance is crucial to ensure that your IDM solution is always up-to-date and any issues are resolved quickly.