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Glossary: Identity and Access Management

federation

Also written: federated

Trust between separate organizations, so that one side accepts the other's sign-ins. The importer's portal trusts Kettle & Crane's IdP, so Jo signs in with her own work account. It is set up by exchanging metadata.

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Related terms

SSO (single sign-on)metadataIdP (identity provider)SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language)