Identity Provider

A central service that manages digital identities, performs authentication, and supplies user attributes to applications and APIs.

An Identity Provider (IdP) is a service that centrally manages digital identities and provides authentication and attributes to applications.

Maturity

Established

Cognitive loadHigh

360° overview

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Identity Provider

360°

2

2

Integrations

Directory services (LDAP, Active Directory)

+2

1

Central source of identity with minimal trust surface

Value stream stage: Build

4

3

4