- Performed regression testing of the most recent tag (4.0.1_20210302) of the InCommon Trusted Access Platform (TAPTAP The InCommon Trusted Access Platform (TAP) is an identity and access management suite of software.) Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdPIdP An Identity Provider (IdP) is a software tool or service that offers user authentication as a service. The 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. For more information, see our Concepts page.) image.
- Updated Enterprise AuthenticationAuthentication Authentication is the act of determining that a person is who they claim to be. For more information, see our Concepts page. to use tested tag.
- Removed unused data from image
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Release Notes – SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) – Version 2021.2.1
On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 the 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 released SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQIIQ SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) is a group- and role-based authorization management service. See Identity Lifecycle Management for more information.) version 2021.2.1 which implemented the following changes:
- Implement a new ADAD Active Directory (AD) is a directory service from Microsoft which implements Internet standard directory and naming protocols. See Austin Active Directory (Austin AD) in the service catalog for the University’s local implementation. group for the Academic Information Systems department.
Release Notes – SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) – Version 2021.2.0
On Wednesday, January 13, 2021 the 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 released SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQIIQ SailPoint IdentityIQ (IIQ) is a group- and role-based authorization management service. See Identity Lifecycle Management for more information.) version 2021.2.0 which implemented the following changes:
- Performance improvements.
UT Directory now requires log in with UT EID starting Dec. 14
The Identity and Access Management Team is re-posting the following communication from the university’s Information Security Office to campus staff.
Dear Colleagues,
The UT Directory, also known as the University White Pages Directory, now requires login with UT 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. and password and Duo for multifactor authenticationAuthentication Authentication is the act of determining that a person is who they claim to be. For more information, see our Concepts page. and is only accessible to members of the university community.
This change is intended to increase security and privacy and combat aggressive data mining from outside organizations for the purpose of socially engineering phishing and vishing scams that target members of the university community. When Duo for multi-factor authentication was applied to most UT services in May 2020, attempts to phish credentials related to Duo increased with the goal of compromising the user’s account. Visit the ITS project page for more information.
Employees can reference the Change Information in the University Directory article in the askUS Knowledge Base for more information on UT Directory data.
A similar message has been sent to students. Students may contact Texas One Stop for help updating their personal information in the UT Directory.
Any university community member with an 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. can find or reset their EID, manage their password, and get other forms of help with their EID by visiting the UT EID Self-Service Tools page.
What is phishing?
The act of sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft is called “phishing
What is vishing?
Vishing is when you receive a call from someone, either a real person or an automation, encouraging you to take an action or give them sensitive data.
For more information on protecting your data, visit the Information Security Office website, https://security.utexas.edu/
Information Security Office
The University of Texas at Austin
security@utexas.edu
https://security.utexas.edu
Change Log – Enterprise Authentication – v20201207170409
- Updated broken policy links
