Term · Topic

Identity Federation

Q: How widely is Identity Federation used?

708 organizations in our directory are tagged Identity Federation.

Identity federation is an identity and access management model that allows a user authenticated by one trusted identity provider to access multiple independent services or domains, enabling centralized authentication, consistent access policies, and reduced credential duplication in enterprise and inter-organizational environments.

What this term record gives an agent

Vendors describe the same technology in different words. This record pins down what "Identity Federation" means and ties it to the companies and coverage that use it, so an agent compares like with like.

One definition

A plain definition plus how it's used, what it's often confused with and why it matters.

Neighbouring terms

Related terms in the same glossary, so an agent can widen or narrow a search the way the market does.

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MCP

curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"identity-federation"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'

REST

GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/f6fde733-3376-412e-af43-a9c1acfb0178

CLI

di get-glossary --slug identity-federation

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What the record lets an agent check before it uses the term in an answer.

The check	What the record shows	Where it is in the data
It's a known term	One entry, with its type (topic)	`name`
It sits in a glossary	Linked to Federated Identity, Federated Identity Standard, Identity Federation Gateway, Federated Single Sign-On	`inDefinedTermSet`

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