Welcome

Welcome to miisexperts.org, a community site dedicated to Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) and associated technologies such as Identity Lifecycle Manager (ILM). Frequented by an intrepid band of MIIS experts, this is the place to come for answers to all your MIIS questions.

New to MIIS? Check out the tutorials section and the FAQ. Even old hands may find that they pick up a thing or two. Browse around, check out the links, and enjoy. For questions about this site, or specific questions about Microsoft MIIS / ILM, please email us here

OCG Demonstrate ADFS and Shibboleth Interoperability

New Federation White Paper Available

Shibboleth and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) are both Federation technologies that allow web browser users in one organization to access web-based applications in another. In the case of Education, this is student and staff accessing resources from other institutions and resource providers. Given the investment in Shibboleth and AD/ADFS in Education, it is important that we can demonstrate how these technologies can interoperate.

MIIS MVP's Unplugged Presentation

In this webinar presentation, Oxford Computer Group MVP Craig Martin and Senior Architect Craig Owen comment on some of the most common MIIS challenges and also address how the new release of Microsoft ILM(Identity Lifecycle Manager)affects the landscape. Click Here to watch the presentation in Windows Media Player Format.

Join NetPro and Microsoft in Las Vegas for the Sixth Annual Directory Experts Conference (DEC) 2007, an important event focused on advancing the skills of the most experienced users of Microsoft Directory Services and Identity and Access technologies.

Sponsored in part by Microsoft, DEC 2007 provides advanced education on Active Directory, Microsoft Identity Integration Server, Active Directory Federation Services, Rights Management Services and Certificate Lifecycle Manager.

Tracks:

Directory Services, with specific focus on leveraging and managing Active Directory
Identity Lifecycle Management, including all aspects of MIIS, from user provisioning to cross-platform management
Federated Identity and Single Sign-On, highlighting Active Directory Federation Services
Information Protection, with specific emphasis on Windows Server 2003 Rights Management Services
Strong Authentication, focusing on Certificate Lifecycle Manager

MIIS SP2 Timeframe

MIIS SP2 is the next service pack release of MIIS. The Identity Management Team received some very consistent feedback from customers in the Beta 1 for MIIS SP2. Feedback from our beta customers indicated we needed to make some significant changes to the release. Specifically, customer requirements around ease of deployment suggested that we investigate alternative designs so that Active Directory-only password reset can be easily implemented – especially for customers who have an all-Microsoft environment such as small and mid-market customers. ,

We also have received feedback from customers around the support for SQL 2005, Visual Studio 2005, Virtual Server and 64-bit hardware. We believe we can release a Service Pack that includes this support as well as a number of bug fixes relatively quickly.

Due to the amount of effort required to make the requested changes to the password reset portal, and our imperative to release value to customers as quickly as possible, we made the decision to release SP2 with the bug fixes and 2005 platform support and to release the password portal in a future release.

We have not yet closed on the timing for release of the password reset portal. We will provide an update on our progress with SP2 and the password portal in this summer.

Oxford Computer Group ADAM Training: Microsoft Active Directory R2 Identity Series. Implementing, Deploying and Maintaining Microsoft Active Directory Application Mode

Oxford Computer Group has developed this 5 day course based on Microsoft Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) to provide a variety of professionals with the skills they need to implement, deploy and maintain ADAM directories – it is also aimed at those simply wishing to get a detailed view of ADAM and its capabilities. Please visit www.oxfordcomputergroup.com for more information.

Step into the MIIS 2003 Virtual Lab for Free

It's simple! No complex setup or installation is required to try out MIIS 2003 running in the full-featured TechNet Virtual Lab. You get a downloadable manual and a 90-minute block of time for each module. You can sign up for additional 90-minute blocks anytime. The TechNet Virtual Lab will provide you with full access to MIIS 2003 through one module:

Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003

The MIIS documentation team is pleased to announce the availability of the MIIS 2003 Design Concepts for Correlating Digital Identities.

This is the second document of our new MIIS 2003 Design Concepts document set.

The document discusses considerations for mapping attributes across different identities and configuring joins based on your business requirements.

It introduces the concept of Correlation ID and explains how you can deploy a Correlation ID to establish strong object relationships in your identity integration solution.

The link to the download center page is still the same: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=58875

Special thanks to Alex Tcherniakhovski, David Conners, Paul Cotter, Matthias Leibmann, James Booth and Craig Martin for sharing many helpful insights and answering countless questions.

We welcome any feedback on this document.

Please feel free to post comments, questions and concerns to the MIIS newsgroup

4all networks MIIS Discovery Workshop Roadshow

In January 2006 4all networks is having a roadshow in Belgium of 1- day 'Discovery Workshop' presentations & hands-on on Microsoft Identity Management solutions, with the support of Microsoft Belgium and NetPro. Locations and dates:

TUE 17/01/2006 BE - Edegem (NL)
THU 19/01/2006 BE - Leuven (NL)
TUE 24/01/2006 BE - Antwerp (NL)
THU 26/01/2006 BE - Ghent (NL)
THU 02/02/2006 BE - Hasselt (NL)
TUE 14/02/2006 BE - Brussels, De Montil, Affligem (ENG)
THU 16/02/2006 BE - Leuven, Faculty Club (NL)
TUE 14/03/2006 BE - Mechelen, Elewijtcenter (NL)
THU 16/03/2006 BE - Ghent (NL)
THU 23/03/2006 BE - Brussels, Sofitel Brussels Airport (ENG)

For more information or registration, go to http://www.miis.be/home.php?miisroadshow

Stuart Kwan to Headline the Directory Experts Conference(DEC) 2006

Stuart Kwan, Director of Program Management for Identity and Access will deliver the keynote, and several MIIS luminaries including Markus Vilcinskas, James Booth, and Craig Martin will present some of the 18 MIIS sessions. Several of the sessions include under-the-covers walkthroughs of the new features in Gemini, the next major rev of MIIS. And with sponsorship from the MIIS Alliance, it will certainly be the largest gathering of MIIS experts anywhere this year.

Whether you are thinking about evaluating MIIS, just rolling out MIIS, or adding the 20th MA to your MIIS installation, DEC 2006 is a must-attend event for you.

You can get more details at www.dec2006.com

MIIS 2003 SP2 Beta 1 & Password Management Portal Beta 1 Ships

From Microsoft Connect:

We are happy to announce that the MIIS 2003 SP2 Beta 1 and Password Management Portal Beta 1 are ready for download. If you have any questions, please use the MIIS newsgroups located here: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.metadirectory

SAP MA Beta and Password Portal Beta Participation Instructions

Interested in participating in the MIIS 2003 SP2 Beta program? Microsoft is looking for feedback.

To sign up, please follow this simple set of instructions.

Use your Internet connection to visit our Web site at http://connect.microsoft.com.
Please sign in using your passport account. You may need to create a passport account if you don’t have one already setup.
Click on “Invitations” on the left side menu
Enter the invitation ID:

For Password Portal: Enter the invitation id of: Pass-K233-XXJX and press (GO)
For SAP MA: Enter the invitation id of: SAP-G48Q-JQ4T and press (GO)

Next, fill out the survey form.

MIIS Sp2 in 2006, Gemini in 2007

These are the dates that were probably talked about at TechEd USA in June. Dates posted in an articles at: