Federation Glossary

Browse 9 federation terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

9 Federation Terms

Claims-Based Identity
An identity model where information about a user or entity is expressed as claims in tokens or assertions, and systems make decisions based on those claims. It...
Federated Identity
Federated Identity is an identity model where one domain accepts authentication assertions issued by another trusted domain. Security teams use it to enforce...
Identity Federation
Identity Federation is the trust relationship and protocol flow that lets multiple organizations share identity assertions. Security teams use it to enforce...
IDP
Short for identity provider, the service that authenticates users and issues assertions or tokens to relying applications in federated login systems. An IdP is...
Matrix (chat)
An open protocol and ecosystem for decentralized real-time chat, often used as an alternative to centralized communication platforms. In computing culture it...
Matrix Protocol
An open standard for decentralized real-time communication used for chat, rooms, and federation across servers.
PeerTube
A federated open-source video-hosting platform designed as an alternative to centralized video services.
SAML
Security Assertion Markup Language, an XML-based standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data. It shows up in application security, identity,...
XMPP
An open messaging and presence protocol used for chat systems and federated communication networks.

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