Identity management

In information systems, identity management, sometimes referred to as identity management systems, is the management of the identity life cycle of entities (subjects or objects) during which:

1. the identity is established:

• a name (or number) is connected to the subject or object;



• the identity is re-established: a new or additional name (or number) is connected to the subject or object;

2. the identity is described:

• one or more attributes which are applicable to this particular subject or object may be assigned to the identity;



• the identity is newly described: one or more attributes which are applicable to this particular subject or object may be changed;

3. the identity is destroyed.