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API Key

Identity types
An API key is a unique string of characters used to authenticate and identify an application or user when interacting with an API. It acts as a simple form of credential that verifies who or what is making a request, without requiring a full authentication protocol.
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Active Directory

Security concepts
Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft’s directory service that manages and authenticates users, computers, and resources within a networked environment. It provides centralized control over identities, permissions, and access policies across Windows-based systems.
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Attribute Assertion

IAM concepts
Information about a user’s identity or attributes provided by an identity provider to a service provider during the authentication process. Attribute assertions include details such as user ID, email address, roles, or group memberships, which are used to make access control decisions.

Agentic AI

AI/MCP Concepts
Agentic AI refers to artificial intelligence systems that can pursue goals, make decisions, and take real-world actions with varying levels of autonomy, often operating independently, but still benefiting from human oversight or feedback when needed.
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Access Control

Security concepts
The practice of regulating access to resources or systems based on permissions and authorization policies. Secrets managers implement access control mechanisms to restrict who can view, modify, or retrieve stored secrets, ensuring that only authorized users or applications have access
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