Access Management - Technology
IdP
(Identity provider)
A system that confirms who you are so other applications can trust the login
What's it for?
Lets one trusted service confirm someone's identity so other applications do not each need their own login system.
For example…
Staff sign in once and several work systems accept that identity.
A company uses Entra ID as its identity provider, so Salesforce trusts the login performed there instead of asking for another password
Think of it like…
Passport office: other countries do not invent your identity — they trust the document it issues