Learning Objective: Identity and access management (IdAM) is the security discipline that enables the appropriate individuals to access the right resources at the right times for the right reasons. IdAM addresses the mission-critical need to ensure appropriate access to resources across increasingly heterogeneous technology environments, and to meet the increasingly rigorous compliance requirements. This security practice is a crucial undertaking for any enterprise. Enterprises that develop mature IAM capabilities can reduce their identity management costs and more importantly, become significantly more responsive in supporting new business initiatives.

In this module you will glance over, various aspects related to the principle of Identity & Access Management. This covers various intricacies around concepts of Authorization, Authentication, Identity & access management and its benefits to an enterprise.