How does the EID System work?
Information flows through the EID System from our source systems to our consuming systems, as illustrated in the diagram below. • Source Systems – These are the systems on campus that provide authoritative information about the various populations contained in the EID system. • Identity Management – The TIM (uTexas Identity Manager) system: • Receives information from the source systems • Creates, updates, and combines identity accounts • Sends identity-related information to our directory service systems • Directory Services – These systems provide “look-up” services, both private and public, to consuming systems. • TED (uTexas Enterprise Directory) – A restricted-access directory service that provides a consolidated set of identity, affiliation, and related information about all identities in the EID System. • TOM (TED on the Mainframe) – A NATURAL/ADABAS-based service that provides access to EID information for mainframe systems. • WHIPS (White Pages) – A public-access directory ser
