OpenText Identity Manager Reviews

NetIQ Directory is the main function of the product. As far as I know, it is the only event test directory that exists. It has all the potential for event-based testing. It has rules, connectors, and access manager. It uses Directory data.

NetIQ does not have a limit on the number of users. The tool is secure by nature. It can have more than one billion users. Event-based systems know what has to be changed. SQL-based systems can only change using time and date. Event-based systems provide immediate results, while SQL-based systems need time to sync.

It is totally different from a security perspective. Event-based systems can update all the systems in seconds or minutes. Other systems do it within 24 hours. The basic event-based system is AI-driven. It has some kind of robotics and programming. Other tools need programming. I like systems that have prebuilt ideas of security.

NetIQ has been in the market for a long period. It has all the systems and connectors. There is not much coding. We just need to configure the products. We need not do any programming. I haven't seen any other product that needs only configuration to do the job.

Most products in the market are SQL-based. They need programming. Some service providers who sell other products to customers do not sell NetIQ because they can make more money by selling solutions that need more consultancy and programming. More hours lead to more money.

We use it for access management, as an identity repository, and for access provisioning.

We use it for manual provisioning, where we log incidents on our service management platform. We have two types of automated provisioning. 

• One type involves provisioning accounts and group memberships directly in various LDAP directories. 

• The other type of auto-provisioning is fully customized for specific needs. 

We use all three main types of provisioning. However, it has not improved access management by itself since they are different products. Where Identity Manager and access management products potentially leverage each other is in instances where Identity Manager provisions in all directories, which makes it easier for applications to authorize users or for leveraging password authentication from an Access Manager. Aside from that, they are independent products.

NetIQ Identity Manager easily integrates with our existing IT infrastructure.

I use NetIQ Identity Manager to streamline user provisioning, access control, and compliance management for large companies and local banks in Brazil

The most valuable feature of NetIQ Identity Manager for identity synchronization is the ability to provide users with all necessary access on day one through automated provisioning, facilitated by approval workflows. Additionally, the ability to remove access through similar automated processes ensures consistency and end-user control across integrated applications.

The solution is used to manage SSO and login for internal applications.

The product enables detailed user management. The product is easy to use. Our users found it easier than Microsoft Identity Manager.

The most valuable features of NetIQ Identity Manager are the synchronization of different directories, such as Active Directory. We have many Active Directory systems, not only one.

We have another system that is using the SAML system, and we also integrate with Active Directory only. If NetIQ Identity Manager can integrate directly, we would not need to use the Active Directory directory.

I am an independent training provider. I'm teaching this application. It was originally made by a company named Novell. I have used the Novell XML, which is the origin of Identity Manager. I think they did that in '96 or '97. I was a certified Novell trainer, and I was training those applications myself. I started the first testing center for Novell products in Europe in '92. I have a long history because I started with those basic products in '83 and did 10 years of training for those products. I've also been using them for my employers or for the customers as a consultant. Now, I'm doing training again but in schools. I am teaching adults so that they can change their careers or start a career in cybersecurity or IAM.

I always try to use the latest versions. In terms of deployment, you can call it cloud, but it's a VMware environment.

I like the eDirectory feature.

We use this solution primarily for access.

The main value lies in the simplicity of implementation, as well as its customized look and feel.

We use NetIQ Identity Manager for identity management.

The most valuable feature of this solution has been the ability for us to integrate a lot of external systems, and the automatic transfer of a lot of identity information. Additionally, the customization is very good.