Federation Bridge (Dictionary Entry)

Owned by David Doret, created
03-40-2020
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IAM, FIM

Term

Federation Bridge

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Definitions

A federation bridge connects different identity providers (IdPs) that use different protocols, by forwarding and converting messages and protocols between them.

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A federation bridge forwards messages between providers. In the federation, there are an identity provider (IdP) and a service provider (SP). The IdP manages user information on authentication or attributes. The IdP offers the information to another IdP or SP. The SP does not maintain such information, but it receives the information from the other IdP. The federation bridge connects different IdPs that use different protocols, and it converts messages and protocols between the IdPs.

(https://open-measure.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BIB/pages/763101196, p. 56)

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