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, Filed Under: Enterprise Group Services Release Notes, Group and Role Management

Release Notes – Grouper Database – Release 2024.3.0

On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 the IAM Team released version 2024.3.0 of the EGS, Grouper database which implemented the following changes:

  • Grouper is now collecting values for the following attributes:
    • utexasEduPersonMajorDeptCode
    • utexasEduPersonPrimaryOrgUnitName
    • EduPersonPrimaryAffiliation
    • utexasEduPersonSchoolCode
    • utexasEduPersonClassificationCode
    • utexasEduPersonJobClassCategoryCode
    • utexasEduPersonEidClass

, Filed Under: Group and Role Management, SailPoint IIQ Release Notes

Release Notes – SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) – Version 2024.2.1

On Wednesday, March 13, 2024 the IAM Team released SailPoint IdentityIQIIQ SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) is a group- and role-based authorization management service. See Identity Lifecycle Management for more information. version 2024.2.1 which implemented the following changes:

  • Updated the connection to the Domain Manager
  • Install Patch 6 to SailPoint 8.0
  • Change the source code to include a GUI change to a group

, Filed Under: Enterprise Group Services Release Notes, Identity Management, IGA Infrastructure Release Notes, Infrastructure, midPoint Release Notes

Release Notes – Enterprise Group Services – Release 2024.2.0

On Wednesday, March 6, 2024 the IAM Team released the following:

  • midPoint upgrade to version 4.4.7 (release 202403060140)
  • Grouper upgrade to version 4.9.3 (release 202403060203)
  • 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. This includes managing user identities, roles, and permissions, as well as monitoring and auditing user activities to ensure compliance with regulations and policies. IGA helps organizations reduce security risks, improve regulatory compliance, and streamline user access management across different systems and applications. Infrastructure – EKS Clusters upgrade to version 1.25 (release 202403061240)

, Filed Under: SailPoint IIQ Release Notes

Release Notes – SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) – Version 2024.2.0

On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 the IAM Team released SailPoint IdentityIQIIQ SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) is a group- and role-based authorization management service. See Identity Lifecycle Management for more information. version 2024.2.0 which implemented the following changes:

  • Upgraded IdentityIQ from version 8.1 to 8.2.
  • Updated IQService.
  • Configuration changes to improve performance.

, Filed Under: Announcements, Enterprise Group Services Release Notes

Enterprise Group Services in Soft Launch

The IAM Team is excited to announce the soft launch of Enterprise Group Services (EGS). EGS allows university departments to automate the management of application and system authorizationAuthorization Authorization refers to the act of determining whether an authenticated user is allowed to access a specific resource or take a specific action. For more information, see our Concepts page. groups. EGS group membership is managed using Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) rules with members being added and removed automatically.

EGS represents the culmination of IGA Modernization‘s first phase, focused on Group and Role Management and the implementation of midPoint and Grouper, two major components of the InCommon Trusted Access Platform.

EGS is currently in soft launch and working with selected early adopters. While the team will field requests from other University departments, requests from early adopters will be prioritized.

For more information or to request a group, please see our Group and Role Management solutions page or our Group and Role Management business service on UT ServiceNow.