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Identity Provider

What is Identity Provider?

A service that creates, maintains, and manages identity information and provides authentication services to applications in a federated or SSO environment.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as identity provider. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on identity provider

Requirements naming identity provider across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Federate workforce access to AWS through a single corporate identity provider via IAM Identity Center or SAML so that user lifecycle, MFA and access reviews are centrally governed.

SEC02-BP04 · Rely on a centralized identity provider

Identity Providers and Authorization Servers. Employ identity providers and authorization servers to manage user, device, and non-person entity (NPE) identities, attributes, and access rights supporting authentication and authorization decisions in accordance...

NIST800-IA-13 · Identity Providers and Authorization Servers. Employ identity providers and authorization servers to manage user, device, and non-person entity (NPE) identities, attributes, and access rights supporting authentication and authorization decisions in accordance with [organization-defined] using

Security Layer 2 Services per X.805 Clause 7.2: The Services Security Layer is concerned with security of network services that service providers offer to their customers - encompasses the protection of the basic network connectivity services + supplementary v...

X805-Layer2-Services-Security-Frame-Relay-ATM-IP-VoIP-QoS-Toll-Free-IM-VPN-AAA-DNS · ITU-T X.805 Security Layer 2 - Services Security + Frame Relay + ATM + IP + VoIP + QoS + Toll-Free + Instant Messaging + VPN + AAA Authentication-Authorization-Accounting + DNS + IMS + 5G + Cellular Mobile Voice + SMS
MITRE ATT&CK2 controls

Select and apply appropriate ATT&CK matrix for target environment. ATT&CK FOR ENTERPRISE primary matrix covers Windows + macOS + Linux + Office Suite + IaaS + SaaS + Identity Provider + Network platforms.

MITRE-ATTACK-Matrices-Enterprise-Mobile-ICS-Cloud-AWS-Azure-Google-Office-365-Container-Platform-Specific · MITRE ATT&CK Matrices + Enterprise + Mobile + ICS + Cloud + AWS + Azure + Google + Office 365 + Container
ISMAP (Japan)1 control

ISMAP Cloud Governance establishes the management framework for Cloud Service Providers operating under ISMAP. (1) Information Security Management System (ISMS): based on ISO/IEC 27001:2022 + JIS Q 27001 (Japanese Industrial Standard equivalent) + ISMS-AC Info...

ISMAP-CloudGovernance-ISMS-RiskAssessment-SharedResponsibility-Policy-RegulatoryCompliance-RolesResponsibilities · ISMAP Cloud Governance - ISMS per ISO 27001/JIS Q 27001 + Risk Assessment + Shared Responsibility Model + Cloud Security Policy + Regulatory Compliance + Roles and Responsibilities

Disclose and operate authentication and authorization features per MDS2 PAUT + NAUT + AUTH sections. Person Authentication (PAUT) including user identification + password complexity + MFA support + biometric authentication + smart-card support + LDAP/Active Di...

MDS2-Person-Node-Authentication-Authorization-Auto-Logoff-AUTH-PAUT-NAUT · MDS2 Authentication + Authorization + Auto Logoff + PAUT + NAUT + AUTH + Identity Management

Questions people ask about identity provider

What is Identity Provider?
A service that creates, maintains, and manages identity information and provides authentication services to applications in a federated or SSO environment.
Why is Identity Provider important for compliance?
Identity Provider is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding identity provider helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Identity Provider?
Identity Provider appears in the requirement text of AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar, NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications, MITRE ATT&CK, ISMAP (Japan). Across these standards we have identified 8 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Identity Provider?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how identity provider 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 686 frameworks.

See how Identity Provider applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.