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Identity Provider

Glossary term

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Changed on:

10 May 2024

Definition

An identity provider (abbreviated IdP or IDP) is an entity that creates, maintains, and manages identity information for principals and also provides authentication services to relying applications within a federation or distributed network. An identity provider is a trusted provider that lets you use single sign-on (SSO) to access other websites. SSO enhances usability by reducing password fatigue. It also provides better security by decreasing the potential attack surface.

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