The BHOLD Admin can be maintained automatically by means of a scripting interface and webservice interface. Further automated exchange of information can be facilitated by connectors. BHOLD offers complete integration with Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager.

The BHOLD Connector space allows for the deployment of configurable connectors based on standards like SPML, LDAP, SOAP and ODBC and file and mail.

BHOLD Enterprise Connectivity encompasses connectivity with source systems: retrieving user and organizational data and target systems: provisioning user IDs and permissions and retrieving actual authorization settings for audit purposes.

BHOLD Enterprise Connectivity comes with the BHOLD Connector space to deploy:

• Off-the-shelf connectors to all mainstream IDM-products
• Configurable standards based connectors (LDAP, SOAP, SPML, SMTP and files)
• BHOLD as a PDP with runtime policy evaluation (XACML)

To establish connectivity with source and target systems BHOLD can rely on already deployed IDM Products, like Microsoft ILM, SUN IDM or SAP NW IDM. BHOLD Enterprise Connectivity also supports the configuration of direct connectors and interfaces:

Generic Interface Facilities
BHOLD comes standard with a webservice and scripting interface to facilitate application integration including XACML based integration, which is supported by a runtime policy evaluation.

Configurable Source Connectors
Based on the standards ODBC and LDAP and file connectors for semi-automatic import from HR Systems

Configurable Target Connectors
Based on the standards LDAP (including AD/ADAM) SPML and ODBC and file and mail connectors for the distribution of provisioning commands to administrators or to helpdesk systems (translating SMTP messages into service desk tickets).

Target Platform Specific Connectors
If available, BHOLD may use third party products to take care of connectivity. A complete end – to end integration is available for Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager. Connectors are available for all mainstream provisioning platforms such as Microsoft ILM, SAP Netweaver IDM, SUN IDM, IBM ITDI, Novell IDM 3, Evidian AccessMaster and mainstream business busses such as TIBCO, BEA and SOFTWARE AG (WebMethods).