Title: PART A – INTRODUCTION

Part A is an overview of the work that has been conducted for the database of Identity Management Systems. The starting point for this work is the information already available among partner organisations and in particular based on work performed by partner ICPP and IPTS which resulted in an in-depth study on the IMS. This section explains what Identity Management Systems are, how they have been categorised and how the work on this deliverable is being conducted. Section 3 presents the prototype database structure. This is the functional specification for the actual database that has been developed by FIDIS partners. Section 4 is an extended version of the database design, with more than 100 additional fields. This is called the prospective database structure; some fields are not currently applicable, but it is expected that they might be in the future. As the database is updated, these fields may be incorporated into the design as necessary. Section 5 contains a user manual for the database that has been developed. Section 6 covers the technical aspects of the database and section 7 describing the maintenance plan concludes Part A.