identity provider

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identity provider

noun identity providers

A system entity that creates, maintains, and manages identity information for principals and also provides authentication services to relying applications within a federation or distributed network.

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@misc{identity_provider_2026,
  title = {identity provider},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/identity%20provider},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}