System for Cross-domain Identity Management: Protocol
RFC 7644, “System for Cross-domain Identity Management: Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in September 2015 by P. Hunt, K. Grizzle, M. Ansari, E. Wahlstroem, C. Mortimore. It has since been updated by RFC 9865, RFC 9967. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) specification is an HTTP-based protocol that makes managing identities in multi-domain scenarios easier to support via a standardized service. Examples include, but are not limited to, enterprise-to-cloud service providers and inter-cloud scenarios. The specification suite seeks to build upon experience with existing schemas and deployments, placing specific emphasis on simplicity of development and integration, while applying existing authentication, authorization, and privacy models. SCIM's intent is to reduce the cost and complexity of user management operations by providing a common user schema, an extension model, and a service protocol defined by this document.
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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- RFC 7643 System for Cross-domain Identity Management: Core Schema
- RFC 7645 The Keying and Authentication for Routing Protocol IS-IS Security Analysis
- RFC 7642 System for Cross-domain Identity Management: Definitions, Overview, Concepts, and Requirements
- RFC 7646 Definition and Use of DNSSEC Negative Trust Anchors
- RFC 7641 Observing Resources in the Constrained Application Protocol
- RFC 7647 Clarifications for the Use of REFER with RFC 6665
- RFC 7640 Traffic Management Benchmarking
- RFC 7648 Port Control Protocol Proxy Function