Forefront Identity Management

Forefront Identity management is a new tool I recently came across. Forefront Identity Management tool is a tool for Identity life cycle Management tool. 


Synchronizes identity from one system to various other systems example (from Active Directory to Dynamics AX or SAP or some open source ERP tools).


Cost Optimization


Organization spends a lot of money in managing credentials through employee support service in creating, removing or managing access to various portals and sub systems within the IT infrastructure.


Advantages of using FIM


It helps in managing policies and automated enablement of access management.

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Modifying Web.config using SPFeatureReceiver

 SPWebConfigModification class of the Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration namespace, which allows you to dynamically register entities. These modifications are persisted in the configuration database where they function as a kind of virtual web.config that effectively serves as the final layer of the .config file stack for the SharePoint Foundation web application. The changes become effective when theSPWebService.ApplyWebConfigModifications method is called.


Add/remove Web.config files while removing the feature activated/ Deactivated Event


Note:
Works only if it runs in the user context of an administrator on the front-end web server.


Reference:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb861909.aspx