Alternative Forms

• Identity Database

• Identity Directory

• Identity Store

• Identity Vault

Definitions

Definition 1

An Identity Repository is an IT system whose functional scope comprises a directory or database of identities and identity attributes allowing the management of identities throughout their lifecycle.

An Identity Repository may support the following specialized standards and protocols: SCIM and LDAP.

Identity Governance Solutions usually comprise Identity Repository as a core feature.

An Application may be a Siloed Identity Repository or a Slave Identity Repository.

Related Terms

• Identity Metadirectory

• Identity Virtual Repository

• Master Identity Repository

• Siloed Identity Repository

• Slave Identity Repository

Bibliography

• Gaehtgens et al., 2019

• Kuppinger and Hill, 2020

• Milgate, 2006

• Mowll, 2016

• Osmanoglu et al., 2013

• Teixeira and Collinson, 2019

• Wilson and Hingnikar, 2019

See Also