<s>
Microsoft	O
Forefront	B-Protocol
Identity	I-Protocol
Manager	I-Protocol
(	O
FIM	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
state-based	O
identity	O
management	O
software	O
product	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
manage	O
users	O
 '	O
digital	O
identities	O
,	O
credentials	O
and	O
groupings	O
throughout	O
the	O
lifecycle	O
of	O
their	O
membership	O
of	O
an	O
enterprise	O
computer	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIM	O
integrates	O
with	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
and	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
to	O
provide	O
identity	O
synchronization	O
,	O
certificate	O
management	O
,	O
user	O
password	O
resets	O
and	O
user	O
provisioning	O
from	O
a	O
single	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Identity	O
and	O
Access	O
Management	O
platform	O
product	O
line	O
,	O
FIM	O
superseded	O
Microsoft	O
Identity	B-Protocol
Lifecycle	I-Protocol
Manager	I-Protocol
(	O
ILM	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
ILM	O
2	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ILM	O
2007	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
merging	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Identity	I-Protocol
Integration	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
2003	O
(	O
MIIS	O
)	O
and	O
Certificate	O
Lifecycle	O
Manager	O
(	O
CLM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forefront	B-Protocol
Identity	I-Protocol
Manager	I-Protocol
introduces	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
"	O
codeless	O
provisioning	O
"	O
which	O
allows	O
administrators	O
to	O
create	O
objects	O
in	O
any	O
connected	O
data	O
source	O
without	O
writing	O
any	O
code	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
languages	O
.	O
</s>
