Identity as a Service
What is Identity as a Service?
Cloud-based identity management that provides authentication, authorization, single sign-on, and directory services delivered as a managed service.
Frameworks that govern identity as a service
What the standards actually require on identity as a service
Requirements naming identity as a service across this standard, quoted from the control text.
ISMAP (Japan)1 control
ISMAP Identity and Access Management requires comprehensive IAM controls covering customer + CSP + administrative + service-to-service identities.
ISMAP-Identity-Access-MFA-Privileged-Federation-SSO-API-Tokens-CloudIAM-PIV-PASETO · ISMAP Identity and Access Management - Cloud IAM + Multi-Factor Authentication + Privileged Access + Federation/SSO + API Security + Access Tokens + My Number Card Integration + Government IAM →Questions people ask about identity as a service
What is Identity as a Service?
Cloud-based identity management that provides authentication, authorization, single sign-on, and directory services delivered as a managed service.
Why is Identity as a Service important for compliance?
Identity as a Service is a key concept in Cloud Security. Understanding identity as a service helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Identity as a Service?
Identity as a Service appears in the requirement text of ISMAP (Japan). Across these standards we have identified 1 control that names it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Identity as a Service?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how identity as a service applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.
See how Identity as a Service applies across compliance frameworks
Our platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.
Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.