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Data Stewardship: Defining Attribute Release Policy Tying Data management to business strategy Marjorie Campbell; EA, Mgr Integration Services Kathy Wright; CRLT, IT Architect Phase I: Populate CUVault in Parallel with Existing Systems Connect to authoritative sources for employee/student info • Develop rules to resolve identities across sources • Identify additional authoritative sources and connect to them • May be able to connect to CUID for secure attribute access • Prototype web applications Phase II: Change Business Rules so CUVault is Auth Source for Identity • Deploy identity management applications (self and proxy) • Connect CUVault to CLEMSONU, CUID, and the mainframe • Change HR/Registrar processes such that ID is created or associated at application Phase III: Connect additional applications to CUVault • Identify applications that need data stored in CUVault • Design Connectors and Business Rules for each application •Customer service • Unique person • Dynamic identification • Trust, role-based directories • Secure access •Technology change: Easy •Policy change: Not so much •Start policy talks early. BACKGROUND THE PATH TO IMPLEMENTATION USER AUTHENTICATION ATTRIBUTE TRANSFER KEY CONCEPTS Challenges? IT call unique person “identity attributes” CHALLENGES / ISSUES CLEMSON’S UNIQUE PERSON (CU Vault) Clemson University call unique person “University records” WHAT IS AN ATTRIBUTE? A single piece of information associated with an electronic identity database record. Example: Unique ID Roles – employee, student, HHS Relationships – groups, classes, entitlements CUVAULT GOALS: Goals: • Single view of person • Secure access for applications to identity data • Stream line process – time and money savings • Identity access audit • Historical identity (cradle to grave) • Improved customer experience Strategic planning and management for establishing policies, procedures, and guidelines for management of institutional data across Clemson University for: 1. Secure & Access Provisioning 2. Education & Awareness 3. Policy 4. Retentions & Preservation It is incumbent upon IT management to establish a high level of trust & communication between IT and University record’s administrators through support engagement with Data Stewardship Committee.
