Open AccessFederation in the Enterprise
Author(s) -
Patrick Lunney
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.55621/idpro.62
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , terminology , identity (music) , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , physics , acoustics , programming language
This article describes the fundamentals of enterprise identity federations, focusing on SAML and OpenID Connect (a protocol built on OAuth2.0). It will also contain common scenarios where federations are used and high-level terminology. Academic identity federations are out of scope but are mentioned briefly for comparison.