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The function of a provisioning engine is to manage (create, modify, and delete) objects consisting of identifiers and attributes.
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An object, consisting of identifiers and attributes, may be an identity registry entity. \[1\] |
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The above sentence is a simplification of the formal definition of "provisioning" from the OASIS PSTC's SPML 1.0 specification. As noted by the PSTC, the root of the word provision includes the notion of "foresight" for "preparation beforehand". \[12\] |
For example, a provisioning engine may transform attributes describing a person from a database table
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Incremental provisioning is the provisioning of a small (possibly single) positive or negative change in the value of an attribute.\[23\] Provisioning all attributes or all values of an attribute is "full" provisioning. |
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\[1\] https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/display/OSIdM4HEteam/Identity+Registry+Functional+Model |
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\[2\] [http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/4137/os-pstc-spml-core-1.0.pdf] |
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\[23\] [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/increment|http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/increment] |