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Glossary: Monitoring Tools and the Identity Life Cycle

Federation

Also written: federate, federated

A trust relationship between separate organizations or security domains, so that users signed in by one can use the other's services without a second account. For example, Jo signs in to the supplier's portal with her Kettle & Crane sign-in.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

Single sign-on (SSO)MetadataIdentity provider (IdP)SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language)