> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.fincode.technology/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

Welcome to the **Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM)** documentation. This guide will help you understand the core infrastructure capabilities of the FinCode platform, including user management, compliance, security, and connector configurations.

### What is CIAM?

The CIAM is the **central nervous system** of the FinCode platform. It manages the fundamental entities and rules that govern system behavior. The engine handles:

* **User Management** - Customer identity, profiles, and authentication
* **Compliance & KYC** - AML rules, KYC requirements, and document verification
* **Security & Access** - PIN management, password policies, and OTP verification
* **System Configuration** - Connectors, organization preferences, and fees

### Key Features

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Unified User Identity">
    Manage customer and employee profiles, roles, and access rights across the platform.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Dynamic Compliance">
    Configure AML rules and KYC requirements specific to countries, transaction
    types, and risk levels.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Security First">
    Robust security features including transaction PINs, login OTPs, and strict
    password policies.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connector Management">
    Manage 3rd-party integrations and connector instances for payments and
    services.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Organizational Control">
    Set global preferences, fee structures, and branching logic for your
    organization.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Document Handling">
    Securely upload, attach, and verify required customer documents for compliance.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Core Domains

The CIAM is divided into several key functional areas:

#### 1. User Management

Centralized management of all user types within the system.

* **Customer Profiles**: Create, verify, and update customer details.
* **Employee Management**: Manage staff access, roles, and permissions.
* **Status Control**: Activate or deactivate user accounts instantly.

<Card title="View User APIs" href="/api/ciam/profile">
  Explore user management endpoints.
</Card>

#### 2. Compliance & KYC

A flexible compliance engine that adapts to regulatory requirements.

* **AML Rules**: Define blocks and warnings based on transaction amounts, velocity, and patterns.
* **KYC Tiers**: Configure document requirements based on customer triggers.
* **Dynamic Fields**: handle custom compliance data fields for different regions.

<Card title="View Compliance APIs" href="/api/ciam/list-aml-rules">
  Explore compliance and AML endpoints.
</Card>

#### 3. Security Fundamentals

Essential security tools to protect user accounts and transactions.

* **PIN Management**: Issue and reset transaction and user PINs.
* **OTP Verification**: Secure 2-factor authentication workflows.
* **Password Policies**: Enforce organizational security standards.

<Card title="View Security APIs" href="/api/ciam/view-password-policy">
  Explore security management tools.
</Card>

#### 4. Infrastructure & Config

Tools for configuring the platform's operational backbone.

* **Connectors**: Manage API connections to external payment and service providers.
* **Branches & Pay Points**: Configure physical and digital payout locations.
* **Fees & Charges**: Set default charges and fee structures.

### Integration Quick Start

To start building with the CIAM:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Authenticate">
    Obtain your `X-Auth-Token` via the [Login API](/api/auth/login).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check Requirements">
    Use the [Compliance APIs](/api/ciam/kyc-requirements-by-isocountry) to
    checks mandatory fields for your target region.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Onboard Users">
    Create customers using the [Create Customer
    API](/api/ciam/create-customer).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify Identity">
    Upload documents and run verification checks.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="User Management" href="/api/ciam/create-customer">
    Start onboarding and managing users.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Compliance Rules" href="/api/ciam/list-aml-rules">
    Configure your compliance framework.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Security Setup" href="/api/ciam/view-password-policy">
    Review security policies and PIN management.
  </Card>

  <Card title="System Config" href="/api/ciam/fetch-organisaction-preference">
    Manage organization-wide settings.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>