KIM Integration Models

#1 (Internal DB)

• Out of box implementation
  
• No custom KIM service implementation

• No IDM integration
  
• Must re-enter all person identity manually
  
• Must manually keep identity data synchronized

#2 (Data feed)

• Authoritative IDM source data is utilized
  
• No custom KIM service implementation

• Must create a synchronization/push process
  
• Delay is source data propagation

#3 (Service - LDAP backed)

• Real-time data currency
  
• Authoritative IDM source data is utilized

• Custom KIM service implementation
  
• LDAP data source must make all attributes available
  
• Requires good performing LDAP service
  
• Introduces external dependency for real-time data access

#4 (Service - DB backed)

• Real-time data currency
  
• Authoritative IDM source data is utilized
  

• Custom KIM service implementation
  
• Database data source must make all attributes available
  
• Requires good performing database service
  
• Introduces external dependency for real-time data access

IU

#2 (10 minutes)

#1 & #2 (AD groups)

N/A

CSU

#2 (nightly)

#1

N/A

Arizona

#3

#1

N/A

SJD

#3

#1

N/A

NPS

#3

#1

N/A

UCD

#3

#1

N/A

UCM

#4

#1

N/A