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

• https://open-measure.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BIB/pages/438697995

• https://open-measure.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BIB/pages/814514246

• https://open-measure.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BIB/pages/998146166

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