The Identity and Access Management (IAMIAM Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a set of policies, processes, and technologies designed to ensure that the right individuals (identities) have the right access to resources within an organization. IAM involves managing and securing digital identities, controlling access to systems and data, and maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.) Team at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) has existed in one form or another since at least the 1996 release of the UT Mainframe-based EIDUT EID The University of Texas Electronic Identity (UT EID or EID) is the public records identifier for principals at the university. See our Concepts page for more information. System. In 2006, the EID System was superseded by the uTexas Identity Manager (TIMTIM The uTexas Identity Manager (TIM) is the University’s identity manager. See uTexas Identity Manager (TIM) in the service catalog for more information.).
The IAM Team is divided into three sub-teams:
- AuthenticationAuthentication Authentication is the act of determining that a person is who they claim to be. For more information, see our Concepts page. and Directory Services (ADS) – Responsible for Authentication and Directory Services.
- Identity and Governance Administration (IGAIGA Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) refers to a set of processes and technologies used by organizations to manage and control user access to resources and information within their systems.) – Responsible for Group and Role Management and Identity Management.
- Project Management and Business Analysis (PM/BA) – Support the other sub-teams.
The IAM Team is one of several in Enterprise Technology.
Team service metrics are posted on our Metrics page.
