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title: The solution, SCIM
description : SCIM, for System for Cross-domain Identity Management are specifications designed to **make managing user identities in cloud-based applications and services easier.**
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### Quick overview
The **SCIM protocol** is an application-level protocol for **provisioning** and **managing identity** data specified through SCIM schemas.
Its intent is to **reduce the cost and complexity** of user management operations.
* A **common existing user schema and deployments**
* **Extension models**
* Placing specific emphasis on **simplicity of development and integration**
* **Applying existing models** (authentication, authorization, and privacy)
* Binding documents to provide **patterns for exchanging this schema using standard protocols**
* Easily improve **GDPR compliance**
* **Consolidate the user experience** across multiple FOSS applications as one platform

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#### Resource based
In SCIM 2.0 **a Resource is the common denominator** and all SCIM objects are derived from it.
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#### Rest API
**An api to manipulate resources**, from patching a specific attribute to doing massive bulk updates.
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#### Ends points
SCIM provides **three end points** to **simplify interoperability** and discover features and details.
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#### In essence
<mark>Make it **fast**, **cheap**, and **easy** to **move users in to**, **out of**, and **around the cloud**.</mark>