SC - 2008-11-11

This is a "brain dump" of data. This information may change and should be vetted by the appropriate people from the KIM and OpenMetaDir projects.

Agenda

Comparison of Open Source Projects
- Comparison of Kuali Identity Management
- Comparison of Open Meta Dir

Feature	Kuali Identity Management	Open Meta Dir
Data Model
Alignment with Conceptual Model	Partial Match	N/A
Completeness / Extensibility	Partial Match	N/A
Database Independence	[NOTE: is there a DB abstraction layer?]	N/A
Architecture
Architecture Alignment	No Match	No Match
Pluggability	Match [does this support plugability of things like reconciliation, etc.]	Match
Extensibility	Match [does this support plugability of things like reconciliation, etc.]	Match
Scalability
Target Deployment Infrastructure	Match	Partial Match / No Match
Security/Authentication/Authorization	Partial Match	Not Known
Alignment with Coding Standards	Partial Match / No Match	Not Known
Auditing/Logging	[QUESTION: what is their model?]	No Match
Requirements
Privacy- disclosure of information / person can limit what can be seen	Match / Partial Match	Partial Match
SOR Data Merging	No Match, Conflict of Intent	Partial Match
Sponsors	QUESTION: Is there sponsor support? I thought I recall Aaron mentioning it. Otherwise Partial Support	Partial Match
Attribute/Role/Affiliation Versioning (versioning of definition)	QUESTION: What is ver_number?	Partial Match
Batch - support for batch processing including prioritizing batch entry, efficient error handling, transaction management, etc.	No Match, Conflict of Intent	No Match, Conflict of Intent
Real Time (System-to-System)	Match	Match
UI (Person-to-System)	Partial Match	No Match
Push Data Out	Match	Match
Reconciliation	Partial Match / No Match	Match / Partial Match
Roles & Affiliations	Match / Partial Match (attached to identifiers instead of people)	Partial Match
ID Creation	Partial Match	Match
Reporting - finite set of canned reports	No Match, Implementable	No Match, Implementable
Groups	Match	Partial Match
Data Normalization	No Match	Match / Partial Match
Accounts - manage meta information things like email, unix	No Match	Partial Match
Credentials	No Match, Implementable	Partial Match
Courses	No Match, Implementable	Partial Match
Provisioning

Feasibility: Exists, Easy to Add, Conflicts with Model