Identity Agents

The Identity agent component of DirX Identity is the interface to a specific connected directory via batch workflows. Its function is to import data into a connected directory and export data from a connected directory. The following figure illustrates the Identity agent component and its relationship to the meta controller and meta directory components.

Meta Controller and Agent Control Flow
Figure 1. Meta Controller and Agent Control Flow

Identity agents can be designed to handle a particular connected directory, such as NT or Lotus Notes, or they can be designed to handle a specific set of connected directories; for example, ADSI directories or ODBC databases.

The meta controller can also perform the Identity agent function: it can export Identity store data into LDIF structured files, and it can import LDIF structured files into the Identity store. In this way, the meta controller can act as a generic LDAP agent for Identity stores.

The next sections provide a description of Identity agent architecture and the files used by Identity agent components. The remainder of this document provides reference information about each Identity agent, including:

  • Command line format

  • Import and export configuration file format, and how the data in the configuration file affect the Identity agent’s import and export operation

  • Import and export data file format

  • Import error file format