18. The system for implementing a universal framework for searching across multiple search platforms in a secure federated search as in claim 17 , wherein the mapping comprises accessing an identity plug-in, that is registered on a search application based on a mapping attribute in an identity management (IDM) system.
17. The system for implementing a universal framework for searching across multiple search platforms in a secure federated search as in claim 15 , wherein the mapping occurs prior to executing of the query.