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 has been supporting the University since at least 1996, when 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 was first released. In 2006, the EID System was replaced 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, each with distinct responsibilities:
- 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.):
Focused on group and role management as well as identity management. - Project Management and Business Analysis (PM/BA):
Provides support to the other sub-teams through project management and business analysis.
The IAM Team is part of Campus Solutions, a department within Enterprise Technology.
Team service metrics are available on our Metrics page.
