An Identity Provider (IdP) is a system that creates, maintains, and manages identity information for principals while providing authentication services to relying applications within a federation or distributed network.Principals can be end-users, services, or systems. Identity providers offer user authentication
In the context of identity security, “Directory Services” refer to software systems that store, organize, and provide access to information in a directory. In essence, they act as a centralized repository for storing and managing information about users, groups, and
Okta’s dtHash, also known as the “de-identified token hash,” is a cryptographic hash function that protects user identifiers within Okta sessions. It is crucial to safeguard sensitive user information from being compromised in events like data breaches or unauthorized access
