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FEDERATION IDENTITES [1 record]

Record 1 2015-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Federal Administration
CONT

In simple terms, identity federation is a single authenticated user identity that is accepted as valid across a wide variety of systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Administration fédérale
CONT

Quand vous vous connectez à un service en ligne et qu’on vous propose de le faire via Facebook, Twitter ou LinkedIn, par exemple, vous êtes justement en train d’utiliser un service qui a délégué l’authentification à un tiers. L’utilisateur ne se rend pas vraiment compte qu’il utilise une forme de fédération d’identités.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
  • Administración federal
CONT

La federación de identidades es el proceso que vincula varios almacenes de cuentas y atributos a través de relaciones de confianza, de modo que la autenticación y la autorización del acceso a recursos se puedan producir sin problemas entre esos almacenes.

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