Extensible and reliable identity provisioning and synchronisation Extensible workflow and policy engine Extensible delegated access management platform with web UI PowerShell-aware web API
It will improve productivity, reduce the administrative cost and help-desk by automating the identity management tasks (provisioning, de-provisioning, access management) for an organization.
The product is helping the organization to use this as a request based service through which access also gets placed after approval from the portal itself, without human intervention being required.
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Managing Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 27, 2015
It enabled managing the content of multiple Active Directory, keeping content consistently in-sync with each other and with external HR and card management solutions.
The BHOLD suite, which is an optional extension for RBAC modelling, should not be implemented without substantial budget being set aside for investment in additional training and understanding, and ensuring access to specialist resources is available when required.
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Bhold Forefront Identity Manager [EOL]. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
Managing Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 27, 2015
I was not so impressed by the SharePoint based portal/workflow/policy server part, especially with the way it was integrated with the synchronization server, I'd rate this function 6/10.
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