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Contexts | IAM |
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Term | Entity |
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Alternative Forms | Subject |
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Definitions | An active agent capable of initiating operations on the information system. An entity may be external to the information system or a component of the information system. An entity may initiate operations on other entities. (e.g. a person modifying the configuration of a batch process). Samples: a person (user) an object (IoT) a running software (service, batch, daemon, process, thread) a network device a system or application
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Conceptual Diagram
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An entity is a generic term that refers to an active agent capable of initiating or performing a computation of some sort (for example, an end user invoking a command or a program, a programming agent acting on behalf of a user, a running daemon process, a thread of execution, a hosting system, or a networking device).
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