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Overview
Use caseauthentication and authorization service for user identity management
Technical
API compatible
REST APIs
Protocols
SAML 2.0SAMLOAuth 2.0OpenID ConnectLDAP
Knowledge graph stats
Claims49
Avg confidence91%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated 14 days ago
WikidataQ1426158
Trust distribution
100% unverified
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Identity Provider

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Service that creates, maintains, and manages identity information while providing authentication to applications.

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supports protocol

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
SAML 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1
SAML○UnverifiedHighFresh1
OAuth 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1
OpenID Connect○UnverifiedHighFresh1
LDAP○UnverifiedHighFresh1

component type

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
authentication service○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
authentication and authorization service for user identity management○UnverifiedHighFresh1
centralized authentication and authorization service that manages user identities and credentials○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Authentication and authorization services for applications and users○UnverifiedHighFresh1
centralized authentication and authorization service for managing user identities across multiple applications○UnverifiedHighFresh1
authentication and authorization service that manages digital identities○UnverifiedHighFresh1
multi-factor authentication enforcement○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

integrates with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Single Sign-On systems○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Single Sign-On (SSO) systems○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Active Directory○UnverifiedHighFresh1
directory services○UnverifiedHighFresh1
LDAP○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Multi-Factor Authentication systems○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

supports model

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
single sign-on (SSO)○UnverifiedHighFresh1
federated identity○UnverifiedHighFresh1
federated identity management○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Cloud-based identity management○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports standard

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
JSON Web Tokens○UnverifiedHighFresh1

enables functionality

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
multi-factor authentication○UnverifiedHighFresh1

manages

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
user credentials and attributes○UnverifiedHighFresh1

requires

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
user directory or database○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Digital certificates for secure communication○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
secure network connection○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
secure certificate management○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

provides

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
centralized authentication services○UnverifiedHighFresh1

based on

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Identity federation standards○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

provides service

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
identity federation○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

component of

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
identity and access management systems○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

alternative to

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
local authentication systems○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
traditional username and password authentication○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

manages resource

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
digital certificates○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

enables

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
federated identity management○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

api compatible with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
REST APIs○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

pricing model

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Per-user subscription or transaction-based○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
subscription-based or per-user licensing○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

supports feature

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
multi-factor authentication○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

competes with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Directory services○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
multi-factor authentication solutions○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

security standard

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
follows NIST cybersecurity framework guidelines○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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Commonly Used With

Single Sign-On systemsSingle Sign-On (SSO) systemsActive Directorydirectory servicesLDAPMulti-Factor Authentication systems

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Claim count: 49Last updated: 4/27/2026Edit history