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ViewDS 7.1
Discovery Server
ViewDS 7.1 has been scheduled for release in mid 2010. The focus
of version 7.1 enhancements to the server will be to provide a greater
level of integration with existing Identity Management technologies.
Some of the key features to be incorporated into version 7.1 include:
GSSAPI SASL Authentication Mechanism for LDAP
Support for GSSAP SASL Authentication mechanism for LDAP will allow ViewDS to be accessed within
Kerberos based Single Sign On environments. The main benefit of supporting GSSAPI is that users will
be able to access ViewDS leveraging their Microsoft Domain (or any other Kerberos server) account.
This removes the requirement for a user to have passwords stored within ViewDS.
SPML v2 (Service Provisioning Markup Language)
Support for SPML will provide an additional XML based protocol for applications to access and
provision with ViewDS. This will allow a greater level of interoperability with other Identity Management
provisioning products. DSMLv2 Profile of SPMLv2 is the chosen profile that will be supported by ViewDS 7.1.
DSML (Directory Service Markup Language) v1 and v2 data
ViewDS will support the ability to dump information in DSML v1 and DSML v2 data formats. This comes in
addition to the ViewDS SDUA format, LDIF and ELDIF. By allowing ViewDS's data to be exported into a DSML
representation, other systems will be able to load and use the ViewDS data more readily.
Changelog
Support for changelog will make it easier for Identity Management synchronization and provisioning software
to utilize ViewDS as an authoritative source of information. Changelog will allow applications to efficiently
identify the changes that have occurred within ViewDS, without issuing expensive and time consuming search
operations.
Virtual List Views for LDAP
Virtual List Views (VLV) allows LDAP clients to search ViewDS and obtain a sorted subset of results. This allows
large result sets to be obtained in usable portions. This feature will allow ViewDS to interoperate with a wider
variety of client applications that use VLV when displaying lists to users.
Workflow for Approval & Update
The Workflow capability is aimed at providing a facility for ViewDS updaters in Agencies or
Departments to undertake an approval workflow process for changes in the ViewDS directory
solution. In the Approval workflow an updater will be authorised to create an update to an
entry (either Add, Modify, Move or Delete) and then that will be passed to an Approver (the
Approver will be sent an email asking them to log on and approve the update). The Approver
can approve/reject/edit the update request. If rejected then a message will be sent back to
the Updater with reasons for the rejection. The process ends with the Approver publishing
the change into the ViewDS Server. The new workflow capability will also allow for the
Directory Administrator (in effect a Super User) to be able to make Important changes such
as Organisational Name being wrong or non compliancy with privacy regulations with all
changes being logged for audit purposes.
User Self Service for Password Change
As part of the Workflow process we are also adding in a Password Reset workflow and approval
for End Users.
User and Management Interfaces
The ViewDS 7.1 WebDUA and Management Agent will be enhanced to provide a richer set of data management and
presentation capability.
• Global Changes will allow updaters to make bulk changes to content of ViewDS.
• Searching Form enhancements will offer greater flexibility for searching and customizing the
display of search results. The WebDUA will provide controlled vocabulary enhancements for constrained data types.
• Schema Management within the Management Agent will be enhanced to simplify the process of importing
and removing schema elements.
• XML Editing capabilities will be incorporated into the Management Agent to provide a native XML look
and feel when viewing, editing and creating XML information.
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