identity provider

noun

A system entity that creates, maintains, and manages identity information for principals and also provides authentication services to relying applications within a federation or distributed network.

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Meanings

nounidentity provider (plural identity providers)

plural identity providers

  1. computingA system entity that creates, maintains, and manages identity information for principals and also provides authentication services to relying applications within a federation or distributed network.
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APA

identity provider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identity%20provider

MLA

“identity provider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identity%20provider. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “identity provider,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identity%20provider.

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