IBM Tivoli Access Manager

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IBM Tivoli Access Manager (TAM) is an authentication and authorization solution for corporate web services, operating systems, and existing applications.http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v2r1/topic/com.ibm.itame.doc/am61_admin18.htm#choverview {{dead link|date=April 2025}}{{Cite web |last=Gimbel |first=Erika |date=25 September 2018 |title=How Identity Management Tools Help States Solve Thorny Security Issues |url=https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2018/09/how-identity-management-tools-help-states-solve-thorny-security-issues |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=StateTech |language=en}}{{Cite journal |last=Karjoth |first=Günter |date=2003-05-01 |title=Access control with IBM Tivoli access manager |url=https://doi.org/10.1145/762476.762479 |journal=ACM Transactions on Information and System Security |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=232–257 |doi=10.1145/762476.762479 |issn=1094-9224|url-access=subscription }} Tivoli Access Manager runs on various operating system platforms such as Unix (AIX, Solaris, HP-UX), Linux, and Windows.

It has been renamed as IBM Security Access Manager (ISAM), in line with the renaming of other Tivoli products, such as TIM turned ISIM.

In 2002, IBM acquired Access360 software, which it planned to integrate into Tivoli Access Manager.{{Cite web |last= |date=4 Sep 2002 |title=IBM acquires Access360 for identity management |url=https://www.theregister.com/2002/09/04/ibm_acquires_access360_for_identity/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}} In 2009, IBM and Fujitsu announced a partnership to integrate Fujitsu's biometric authentication technology into TAM.{{Cite web |last=Chickowski |first=Ericka |date=2009-12-18 |title=IBM, Fujitsu Take Biometrics Up a Notch |url=https://www.channelinsider.com/news-and-trends/ibm-fujitsu-take-biometrics-up-a-notch/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Channel Insider |language=en-US}} Comparable products from other vendors include Oracle Access Manager, CA SiteMinder, NetIQ Access Manager and SAP NetWeaver Single Sign-On.{{Cite web |date=2013-06-25 |title=Identity Management Product Vendor / Matrix |url=https://www.mandsconsulting.com/identity-access-management-vendor-product-matrix/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=M&S Consulting |language=en-US}}