Accounts

An account is the set of parameters for a managed resource that defines your identity, user profile, and credentials. An account defines your login information (your user ID and password, for example) and your access to the specific resource with which it is associated.

In IBM Security Identity Manager, accounts are created on account types, which represent the managed resources such as operating systems (UNIX), applications (WebSphere Application Server), or other resources.

Accounts, when owned, are either individual or sponsored. Individual accounts are for use by a single owner and have an ownership type of Individual. Sponsored accounts are assigned to owners who are responsible for the accounts, but might not actually use them to access resources. Sponsored accounts can have various types of non-Individual ownership types. ISIM supplies three ownership types for sponsored accounts Device, System, and Vendor. System administrators can create additional ownership types for sponsored accounts using the Configure System utility.

Accounts are either active or inactive. Accounts must be active to log in to the system. An account becomes inactive when it is suspended. Suspension might occur if a request to recertify your account usage is declined and the recertification action is suspend. Suspended accounts still exist, but they cannot be used to access the system.

If one of your accounts is inactive and you require access to the system, contact the system administrator to restore the account.

• Account Types
  
• Groups
  
• Account Category
  

Parent topic: My Access