Identity Management

The goal of Identity Management is that every person at ±¬ÁÏ¹Ï has a single digital identity to interact with our technology services. We manage the digital identities of our faculty, staff, students, researchers, affiliates and visitors with the Monarch Identification and Authentication System (MIDAS).

With the MIDAS web application (), individuals at ±¬ÁÏ¹Ï can manage their own passwords and recovery settings, as well as request access to a variety of services beyond the defaults. Authorized users can also use MIDAS to manage departmental associations, permissions for others, and memberships in groups and mailing lists. Behind the scenes, MIDAS cross-references users between systems of record and keeps track of their centrally-managed permissions.

Middleware supports much of the behind-the-scenes processes that ensure that these different services work seamlessly together -- from Single Sign-On, to APIs, and dozens of cloud service integrations. For developers, Middleware offers infrastructure and resources: task runtimes, an identity-aware proxy, repositories for source code and compiled artifacts, and extensive internal documentation.


Core Identity Services

Your identity, password and permissions are managed with MIDAS, the Monarch IDentity and Authorization System. You'll use your MIDAS ID and password to log in to many online services using Monarch-Key Web Login. Additionally, you can use the Monarch Profile Manager to edit the way your profile is displayed throughout ±¬ÁÏ¹Ï systems (like Outlook and the online directory).

The MIDAS system keeps track of who you are and what you can access.

Use your MIDAS ID and password to log in to essential ±¬ÁÏ¹Ï services.

Manage the way your name and title appear in ±¬ÁÏ¹Ï directories.


Other Services

These are not systems that you would necessarily interact with on a regular basis, but they work behind the scenes to make sure your identity is consistent across a number of university services.

IDM Workflow

IDM Workflow, powered by Bonita, serves as the primary workflow engine for both MPM and MIDAS systems. This workflow routes requests to appropriate approvers, and keeps records about who approved what.

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

The ESB serves as the primary hosting location for ±¬ÁϹÏ-related APIs and processes. The ESB consists of three major components: API Manager, Processing Nodes and Storage Nodes.

Central LDAP

A replicated environment that provides highly available directory services to several locally hosted applications.

Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)

A specialized single sign-on environment providing authentication services for Office 365 and related Microsoft products.

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