QuestionQ44

VerifiedCloud Concepts, Architecture and Design

In a federated identity arrangement that uses a trusted third-party model, which entity is the identity provider, and which is the relying party?

Explanation

An identity provider supplies the authenticated digital identity or claims, while a relying party consumes those claims to authenticate or authorize access to its protected resources. In the trusted third-party federation model, the contracted third party provides identity assertions and the federation’s member organizations rely on them.

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