IAM — Identity and Access Management
Definition
A framework of policies and technologies for managing digital identities and controlling user access to resources.
Context & Usage
IAM includes user provisioning, authentication, authorization, MFA, SSO, and identity governance. Major platforms: Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Okta, Ping Identity, ForgeRock. Hardware impact: IAM platforms run on standard application server hardware; primary scaling factor is user count (1K-1M users = wide range of capacity).
Examples
- Microsoft Entra ID for cloud identity
- Active Directory for on-prem identity
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