How do you manage non-employee identities?

We were recently asked this question, and managing Non-Employee Identities is a common challenge for organizations when implementing an Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution. We work with a wide range of clients across the Fortune 1000 and this is what we have seen:

1) 80% build a home grown web-based registration form that creates a non-employee identity in the directory. The identity is tied to a manager and an SOW with a defined end date. There are automated reminders to the manager starting 30 days out that the end date is coming, and the option to renew/update the worker.

2) 10% use another external application to manage identities. We’ve seen customers integrate with recruiting systems, vendor management systems, and even Remedy (The helpdesk ticketing application).

3) 5% use the contractor module in their HRIS system (for example, SAP’s contractor module)

4) 5% use an external provider (e.g. Covisint) to manage non-employee identities and then use Federation to manage access to corporate IT resources.

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

About Idenhaus

Idenhaus is an award-winning Identity Management and Cybersecurity services firm based in Atlanta, GA.

Follow Us

Recent Posts

Newsletter Signup



top 25 iam blog idenhaus

Why You Need An IAM Roadmap

Scroll to Top