It would be easy to say that identity management software decides if you are who you say you are. Well, easy for some. In short, identity management systems identify people within a system, in order to control access to resources. Here’s a simple analogy…

When I was a kid, our swim club would control which kids were allowed into each section of the pool. The club used three colored rubber wristbands to identify who belonged in the shallow end (green), the five foot deep area (blue), and the diving pool (black). Shades of Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong bracelets.

In that aspect, identity management software assigns rights to users, based upon their credentials.

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