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+*User management, user concerns*
+
+identity registration, enrollment,
+identity proofing
+credentialing
+account validation
+attribute verification
+
+identity resolution
+progressive profiling
+
+self-service identity management, credential binding, password management, profiling, preferences, account linking
+
+consent and privacy protection
+
+support for multiple identity records (and credentials) for a single person
+
+*IAM Capabilities*
+
+multiple AuthN sources and styles, (local SSO, social, federated, protocol gateways), 
+password and MFA management
+session mgmt, logout
+
+access policy management (coarse and fine grained)
+Access Mgmt admin, (distributable)
+request/approval processes
+lifecycle transitions definition and admin
+
+service accounts
+apps, services as credentialed agents for invoking other services, apis
+
+API management
+API access to all IAM functionality
+api authNZ, registry, gateway, specifications, style guidelines
+
+provisioning, deprovisioning, 
+messaging and api integration with connected apps & services, app integration
+batch reconciliation, near real time sync between registry and connected systems
+auditing, logging, reporting, attestation
+
+*data management*
+
+directory services
+IAM data dictionary
+identity and entitlement data access 
+
+*The ...ities*
+scalability reliability, performance, security, maintainability, other ...ities