Decoding the language of Identity Security. A resource for recruiters, HR professionals, and stakeholders.
A framework of policies and technologies for ensuring that the right users (that are part of the ecosystem connected to or within an enterprise) have the appropriate access to technology resources.
A trusted system that creates, maintains, and manages identity information for principals (users, services, or devices) and provides authentication services to relying applications.
An entity that provides Web Services to a principal. The SP relies on the Identity Provider (IdP) to assert the identity of a user.
An electronic authentication method in which a user is granted access to a website or application only after successfully presenting two or more pieces of evidence (or factors) to an authentication mechanism.
An authentication scheme that allows a user to log in with a single ID and password to any of several related, yet independent, software systems.
An industry-standard protocol for authorization. It focuses on client developer simplicity while providing specific authorization flows for web applications, desktop applications, mobile phones, and living room devices.
A simple identity layer on top of the OAuth 2.0 protocol. It allows Clients to verify the identity of the End-User based on the authentication performed by an Authorization Server.
An open standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between parties, in particular, between an identity provider and a service provider.
A security framework requiring all users, whether in or outside the organization's network, to be authenticated, authorized, and continuously validated for security configuration and posture before being granted or keeping access to applications and data.