Welcome to the developer center for Sun's comprehensive portfolio of identity management solutions:

• Sun Java System Access Manager secures access to web applications, both within enterprises and across business-to-business (B2B) value chains.
   
  
• Sun Java System Directory Server provides a central repository for storing and managing identity profiles, access privileges, and application and network resource information.
   
  
• Sun Java System Federation Manager enables secure and scalable management of digital identities among partners and service providers for easy deployment.
   
  
• Sun Java System Identity Manager offers comprehensive user provisioning and identity auditing for efficiently and securely managing identity profiles and permissions across enterprises.

For details about Sun's portfolio of identity management solutions, see:
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What's New     June 27, 2008 Sun Identity Manager 8.0 Released The latest version of Identity Manager offers numerous product enhancements and new functionality, including data export, comprehensive attestation capabilities, and improved integration of business roles. Download it now.   June 17, 2008 Access Manager FAQ: Performance and Sizing, Policy, Session Failover and Deployment, and Agents Besides helpful tips on performance optimization and configurations, these Q&As also offer best practices and resolutions for error scenarios.   June 05, 2008 Second Segment of Access Manager FAQ on SAML Read more tips and guidelines: resolving errors, enabling basic authentication, mapping the SAML 2.0 Authentication Context, differentiating between the Post Profile and the Artifact Profile.   » See more FAQs   Newly published developer-centric Q&As! Nine sections are now available: General; Administration Console; Authentication; Single Sign-On (SSO) and Sessions; Liberty Alliance and SAML (1) and (2); Identity Management; Service Management SDK; and Performance and Sizing, Policy, Session Failover and Deployment, and Agents. Also see the general FAQs on Sun's identity management products and find out why you should choose them: Sun Java System Access Manager FAQ Sun Java System Directory Server FAQ Sun Java System Federation Manager FAQ Sun Java System Identity Manager FAQ Community   Open-Source Identity Management The Identity Management Community points you to new and innovative open-source projects. Learn more about OpenSSO, the open-source project for Sun Java System Access Manager; and OpenDS, the next-generation LDAP directory server.   Forums Visit these identity management forums to post new topics, browse recent messages, and find additional resources: Access Manager, Directory Server, Identity Manager, and Identity Management — Open Source.   » See Identity Management Community

Podcasts and Videos   Hear from the Sun identity management team, customers, partners, and colleagues about the latest news and technology trends in the industry. Listen to podcasts Watch videos Demos   What is Identity Management? Explore how Sun can help you manage, audit, protect, share, and store identity data. Watch the Video Presentation Watch Now   What is Federation? Watch this quick, self-running Flash presentation to learn more about identity federation.   Watch now   Support   Support Services for Identity Management Sun Software Service Plans provide comprehensive support ranging from telephone and online technical support to proactive features such as a dedicated customer service team and interoperability support.   Identity Management Professional Services Sun's Identity Management Professional Services offerings help you quickly and successfully implement identity solutions that address many key IT security and compliance concerns.   » See Identity Management Support » See Identity Management Learning Training and Certification   Learn about identity management training courses and find out about certification programs for developers and architects. Identity Management Course List Java Technology Certification