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Describe the concept of federation

Describe the concept of federation

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Describe the concept of federation

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- Define identity concepts, describing the concept of Federation. Federation is a concept in identity management that allows organizations to securely share identity information between different systems and platforms. This allows users to access multiple systems and applications using a single set of credentials, such as a username or password. Federation is the process of establishing trust relationships between different identity providers to enable users to access resources across different security domains. At Microsoft, Federation is typically used to enable users to access cloud services using their existing credentials from trusted partners. Federation can be achieved by using a trusted third-party service, such as Azure Active Directory, which acts as an intermediary between the different systems and platforms. This allows organizations to maintain control over their identity information, while still allowing users to access the resources that they need. Azure Active…

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