eXtensible authorization

Analyst Reports
This is a list of analyst reports covering Entitlement Management, Attribute-Based Access Control, the XACML standard and some cases Axiomatics. These are the titles and the links to these reports. You have to buy these or have a subscription with the publishing analyst firm.
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1   Link   Kuppinger Cole identifies Axiomatics as the "leading pure play XACML vendor"
Kuppinger Colde - "Hidden Gems" webinar and report 2010.
2   Link   Axiomatics Product Report by Kuppinger Cole Analyst
This product report covers the Axiomatics Policy Server and the accompanying Policy Auditor. These products fall into the category of Entitlement Management solutions. They use the XML-based XACML standard – Extensible Access Control Markup Language – to define authorisation policies and make access control decisions. Agents are available for the Java and .NET platform that work together with the Policy Server in order to enforce the policies.
3   Link   XACML - Extensible Access Control Markup Language
Interesting report by Kuppinger Cole analyst Felix Gaehtgens.

"This report explains XACML, an evolving standard in the field of access control. Access control in IT is of vital importance. Companies use access control technology to protect sensitive systems and information, and to keep assets safe."
4   Link   Adaptive Access Control Emerges
Interesting report by Gartner analysts Ant Allan and Earl Perkins.

"Adaptive access control is an emerging concept that builds on the concepts of risk-appropriate authentication and fine-grained, context-aware authorization to provide an extremely flexible approach to access control."
5   Link   Where are we with service-architected IAM?
Gartner report on IAM including XACML and SOA.
6   Link   Hype Cycle for Governance, Risk and Compliance Technologies, 2009
Entitlement Management at the peak of Gartner's Hype Cycle for Governance, Risk and Compliance Technologies in 2009.
7   Link   For whom does the Bell toll? Policy management vendor Axiomatics, apparently
Group 451 Analyst Steve Coplan commenting on the XACML implementation at a large US industrial client using Axiomatics Policy Server.

"Policy management vendor Axiomatics has signed a deal with Bell Helicopter. Although customer deals generally serve as PR fodder, the..... "
8   Link   The IAM Market: Is There Still Room at the Bazaar?
A short Gartner overview of the IAM market including Entitlement Management.
9   Link   Entitlement Management: Ready to enter IdM Mainstream
Burton Group's report on Entitlement Management and their analysis of its market.
10   Link   Tear Down Application Authorization Silos With Authorization Management Solutions
Early report from Gartner on the benefits of centralised and fine-grained authorisation management (Entitlement Management).