The IAM Team provides opportunities to integrate with our various Solutions.
At this time, our focus is primarily on authenticationAuthentication Verifying the identity of a user, process, or device, often as a prerequisite to allowing access to a system’s resources., but we anticipate having group and role management options in the near future.
Authentication
Single and Multi-Factor AuthenticationMFA Authentication makes use of one or more factors of authentication: something you know (e.g., a password), something you have (e.g., your smartphone), or something you are (e.g., a fingerprint). Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) makes use of two or more factors when authenticating you.
Whenever possible, we recommend that you integrate with Enterprise Authentication, our Shibboleth Identity ProviderIdP An Identity Provider (IdP) is a software tool or service that offers user authentication as a service. The Identity Provider (IdP) manages the user's primary authentication credentials and issues assertions derived from those credentials. At UT Austin, the primary IdP used to authenticate the UT EID and EID Password is Enterprise Authentication, which is managed by the IAM Team. (IdPIdP An Identity Provider (IdP) is a software tool or service that offers user authentication as a service. The Identity Provider (IdP) manages the user's primary authentication credentials and issues assertions derived from those credentials. At UT Austin, the primary IdP used to authenticate the UT EID and EID Password is Enterprise Authentication, which is managed by the IAM Team.).
Multi-Factor Only
If you require a University-approved Multi-Factor Authentication (MFAMFA Authentication makes use of one or more factors of authentication: something you know (e.g., a password), something you have (e.g., your smartphone), or something you are (e.g., a fingerprint). Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) makes use of two or more factors when authenticating you.) solution but you cannot use Enterprise Authentication, we also have solutions available.
Questions
If you have any questions throughout this process, please e-mail us at iam-integrations@utlists.utexas.edu.
For assistance with existing authentication integration, please e-mail us at entauthn@utlists.utexas.edu.
