Enterprise User Security: The Big Picture - Oracle Database B10772-01 Administrator's Manual

Introduction to Enterprise User Security

Enterprise User Security: The Big Picture

Enterprise User Security addresses user, administrative, and security challenges by
relying on the identity management services supplied by Oracle Internet Directory,
an LDAP-compliant directory service. Identity management is the process by which
the complete security life cycle for network entities is managed in an organization.
It typically refers to the management of an organization's application users, where
steps in the security life cycle include account creation, suspension, privilege
modification, and account deletion.
Figure 11–1 shows how Enterprise User Security fits into the Oracle security
architecture, which uses the Oracle Identity Management infrastructure as its
foundation.
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