US-based CA has launched a new version of identity and access management solution.

CA’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution will help organisations more securely and efficiently enable their businesses with service-oriented architecture (SOA) and web services, the company said in a statement.

“CA Identity and Access Management is the cornerstone solution within CA’s Security Management offerings and is an essential component of an integrated approach to IT management. As IT organisations are called upon to provide a wider range of services to more users and user communities - and as IT security controls come under increased regulatory scrutiny - the management of identities and access rights is becoming more challenging than ever,” said Ganesan Lakshmanan, team leader of CA security management.

“The IAM solution addresses this challenge by empowering IT to more effectively and efficiently manage access to data and applications - even in SOA and Web services environments,” he said.

CA is rolling out CA IAM r12 in phases. The first phase features CA SOA Security Manager, an innovative solution that provides comprehensive identity-based Web services security—including authentication, authorization, auditing and protection against XML threats—all in a single integrated solution. It also includes new versions of CA SiteMinder, CA Directory, and five CA solutions for z/OS, the company said.

CA IAM r12 provides identity lifecycle management; access management; workflow automation; delegated administration; reporting; federation and other capabilities IT organizations require to efficiently and securely deliver critical business services and provide internal and external users with an enhanced customer experience—regardless of platform.

The new version boasts several new features such as enhanced security controls for emerging SOA architectures and other application architectures on both distributed and mainframe platforms.

The new version facilitates the extension of IAM capabilities to all business services across the enterprise to support policy-based security and governance.  It also eases regulatory compliance and governance by automating IAM-related controls, providing security policy analysis and comprehensive reporting.

With CA IAM r12, customers will be able to increase inter-enterprise business enablement through enhanced identity federation. The product provides support for IPv6 and FIPS PUB 140-2 for added security.

To help customers rapidly deploy CA IAM R12 solutions and achieve tangible results, CA is offering a full portfolio of assessment, implementation and education services that leverage best practices and methodologies based on successful IAM deployments around the world.

CA IAM r12 is licensed based on the number of managed users and CPUs. Its components can be deployed modularly to address specific IAM challenges or used together to achieve more strategic IAM goals. – TradeArabia News Service