Identity management (IDM), as explained in Brainstorm's October 2006 feature, is not about the technology. Instead, it is a framework, a methodology, within which various technology solutions exist to drive roles and functions, processes and procedures, security and access management solutions, and databases.

As Magix Integration director Amir Lubashevsky notes: “IDM doesn't stand on its own. It is not a point solution. If you look at it as a solution to all problems, for example relying on SSO [single sign-on] to stop identity theft, you are not looking at it from an integrated point of view.”