August 2005
Beginner
256 pages
8h 26m
English
A reference architecture has three primary pieces.
A statement of technical positions that guide system architects in making technical decisions.
An enterprise-wide consolidated infrastructure blueprint (CIB) that gives a blueprint for the overall digital identity infrastructure and shows how various enterprise components are hooked together.
Individual reference architectures for specific types of systems.
The next sections will describe each of these in turn.