What is an Identity Provider (IdP)?

What is an identity provider (IdP)? It is what stores and authenticates the identities that your users use to log in to their systems, applications, and much more depending on the configuration. Generally, most IdPs are Microsoft® Active Directory… Continue reading What is an Identity Provider (IdP)?

What is Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS)?

What is Identity-as-a-Service? The term Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) has historically referred to web application single sign-on (SSO), a category of cloud-based IT solutions that is focused on extending user identities to web applications. User ident… Continue reading What is Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS)?

IDaaS or Directory Services?

If you are an IT admin, there’s little doubt that you have faced or soon will face the question, IDaaS or directory services? Why? Well, the IT landscape has changed so much that legacy approaches to controlling user access and managing systems a… Continue reading IDaaS or Directory Services?