Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Question 1

What is IAM?

Answer 1

Identity & Access Management

systems and processes used to manage access to information and the organization to ensure that the right individuals have access to the right resources at the right times for the right reasons

Question 2

What is Accounting?

Answer 2

Process of tracking and recording user activities

Question 3

What is Provisioning?

Answer 3

process of creating new user accounts, assigning them with appropriate permissions and providing users with access to system

Question 4

What is Deprovisioning?

Answer 4

Process of removing an individuals access right when they no longer need them

Example: When an employee leaves the company

Question 5

What is Identity Proofing?

Answer 5

process of verifying the identity of a user before the account is created

Question 6

What is Interoperability?

Answer 6

the ability of different systems, devices and applications to work together and share information.

Question 7

What is Attestation?

Answer 7

process of validating that user accounts and access rights are correct and up-to-date

Question 8

What are the 4 main processes of IAM?

Answer 8

1. Identification
2. Authentication
3. Authorization
4. Accounting