Components of a Reference Architecture

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.

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