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, Filed Under: Identity Management, TIM Release Notes

Release Notes – uTexas Identity Manager – Version 2023.1.0

On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 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.
Edit Entry Team released version 2023.1.0 of 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.
Edit Entry) which implemented the following changes:

  • Converted University Affiliate affiliationAffiliation An affiliation is an attribute which reflects, at a high level, how an individual is related to the university. At any point in time, an individual may have no defined relationship, one defined relationship, or many defined relationships with the university. For example, and individual may be a current student, a future faculty member, a former employee, or all three.
    Edit Entry     to Future/Current/Former.
  • Add a connection to 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.
    Edit Entry     Merge Objection APIAPI An Application Programming Interface (API) is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications.
    Edit Entry     for Financial Aid.

And fixes the following bugs:

  • Current OnRamps Students prompted for ID Card Number during password reset.
  • Several minor bug fixes.

, Filed Under: Authentication, Enterprise Authentication Changelog

Change Log – Enterprise Authentication – v20220920093135

  • Perform regression testing of the most recent tag (4.2.1_20220815_rocky8) of the InCommon Trusted Access Platform (TAPTAP The InCommon Trusted Access Platform (TAP) is an identity and access management suite of software.
    Edit Entry    ) 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.
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  • Update Enterprise AuthenticationAuthentication Authentication is the act of determining that a person is who they claim to be. For more information, see our Concepts page.
    Edit Entry     to use tested tag.
  • Enable Open ID Connect plugin functionality.
  • Implement new Duo Universal Prompt plugin.

Known Issues

, Filed Under: Identity Management, TIM Release Notes

Release Notes – uTexas Identity Manager – Version 2022.3.0

On Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 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.
Edit Entry Team released version 2022.3.0 of 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.
Edit Entry) which implemented the following changes:

  • Migrate to Log4j 2.

, Filed Under: Authentication, Enterprise Authentication Changelog

Change Log – Enterprise Authentication – v20220701132029

  • Perform regression testing of the most recent tag (4.1.7_20220517) of the InCommon Trusted Access Platform (TAPTAP The InCommon Trusted Access Platform (TAP) is an identity and access management suite of software.
    Edit Entry    ) 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.
    Edit Entry) image.

  • Update Enterprise AuthenticationAuthentication Authentication is the act of determining that a person is who they claim to be. For more information, see our Concepts page.
    Edit Entry     to use tested tag.
  • Enable consent module functionality.
  • Implement new FERPAFERPA The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) is a federal law which pertains to the release of and access to educational records.
    Edit Entry     banner functionality as a post-authentication intercept flow.