IAM Test Strategy
An IAM test strategy defines which levels of testing are applied to an identity platform, when, and by whom, beyond final acceptance.
- Synonym
- identity testing strategy
Definition
An IAM test strategy organises testing across levels rather than concentrating it in a final acceptance phase. It typically combines unit tests on rules and transformations, integration tests between components, end-to-end tests on lifecycle journeys, non-regression tests when the platform evolves, security tests, performance tests when volumes justify them, resilience tests for degraded dependencies, connector tests, migration and data reconciliation tests, policy tests for authorization rules, and business scenario tests. It also states what is automated and what remains manual, and which environments and datasets are used. The strategy is designed with the architecture and the delivery plan, because it constrains both.
Why it matters
An IAM test strategy is what keeps a platform changeable: without non-regression coverage, every evolution becomes a risk nobody wants to take.
The Ariovis perspective
The more an IAM platform is integrated into the information system, the more an apparently local change can have effects elsewhere. The test strategy therefore has to be designed together with the architecture and the delivery plan, not a few days before go-live.
Common pitfalls
- Designing the test approach days before go-live leaves no time to build the datasets and environments the scenarios require.
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