KEY CONCEPTS RELATED TO Workload iam

Non-Human Identity Terms: A to Z Glossary

Looking for a straightforward rundown of non-human workload IAM-related terms, from the basic to the advanced? You’re in the right place. We’ve compiled a glossary that covers everything related to secure systems design, identity management, and data protection – from “A”ccess control to “Z”ero Trust.

Whether you’re looking to mature your workload IAM strategy or just need a quick reference or refresher, this glossary is here to make sure you have the precise terminology at your fingertips.

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Granularity

Security concepts

Refers to the level of detail in access control. Granular access control policies allow organizations to define fine-grained permissions for users and machines, such as who can access specific workloads or data sets.

Group Policy

IAM concepts

A feature used in IAM systems, especially in Active Directory environments, to manage and configure the settings of user and machine identities across an organization.

Hashing

Security concepts

In identity management, hashing is used to store and verify credentials like passwords by converting them into a fixed-size string of characters. Hashing algorithms also play a role in managing machine identities securely.

High Availability (HA)

IT concepts

A system design approach and associated service implementation that ensures a certain degree of operational continuity during a given time period. In workload management, HA ensures that critical workloads have minimal downtime, while IAM systems ensure users or machines have continuous access to systems.

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

IAM concepts

A framework for managing and controlling access to resources, systems, and data based on the identities of users, machines, or services.

Identity Broker

IAM concepts

An intermediary service or component that facilitates federated authentication and authorization between identity providers and service providers. Identity brokers translate authentication protocols, handle identity mapping, and enforce access control policies across federated systems.

Identity Federation

Identity types

The process of establishing trust relationships between identity providers and service providers to enable federated identity management. Identity federation allows users to access resources across different domains or organizations using a single set of credentials.

Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)

IAM concepts

IGA is the framework and processes used to ensure that the right individuals and machines have the appropriate access to technology resources. It integrates identity lifecycle management (provisioning, deprovisioning) with governance processes (e.g., auditing, role management, policy enforcement) to ensure compliance, security, and efficiency in managing identities.

Identity Mapping

IAM concepts

The process of correlating user identities across different identity domains or systems. Identity mapping ensures that users are consistently identified and authenticated, regardless of the authentication mechanism or system used.

Identity Provider (IdP)

IT concepts

A trusted entity responsible for authenticating users and issuing identity tokens or assertions that can be used to access federated services. IdPs manage user identities and credentials, often through techniques like SAML, OAuth, or OpenID Connect.