OVD Provider for ArisID - Developer Preview

18 December 2008

ArisID is an open source API designed for developers to access identity information using a single API that enables access and management of identity information stored in different types of repositories accessed using different protocols. The API the first to implement the Identity Governance Framework specifications from Liberty Alliance and in particular, uses Client Attributes Markup Language is a key part of the API to enable developers to create their own virtual identity database while retaining the ability to interconnect with enterprise identity services.

ArisID uses a declarative, multi-function API that depends on providers to do the work of data mapping, protocol transformation, and connectivity. The OVD Provider for ArisID is an example of one such ArisID provider. The OVD Provider for ArisID is a library that enables Oracle OVD to provide identity services to an application using the ArisID API. Thus Oracle OVD plus the OVD Provider library for ArisID and the ArisID API library comprise a complete set of libraries that can be used by applications to access identity services.

ArisID is hosted by www.openLiberty.org. The API is available for use under the Apache 2.0 License. Oracle is a major sponsor of this work. For more information on ArisID, consult the wiki.