Identity governance
Access Certification
Access Certification is the formal process of asking designated reviewers to confirm whether access remains legitimate.
Identity and Access Management glossary
Explore the concepts used across Identity and Access Management, Identity Governance, Access Management, privileged access, authorization and identity security.
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- Authorization
Access Control
Access control is the broader security discipline that enforces authorization rules on access to resources, actions, and data.
- Authentication
Access Management
Access Management is the IAM domain responsible for controlling user authentication, session establishment, and access to applications and resources.
- Authorization
Access Remediation
Access Remediation is the process of correcting inappropriate, excessive, conflicting, or unjustified access.
- Provisioning
Access Request
An Access Request is a formal request for new, changed, or extended access to a system, entitlement, or role.
- Identity governance
Access Request Management
Access Request Management is the controlled process through which users request new, changed, or exceptional access.
- Identity governance
Access Review
An Access Review is a review activity used to evaluate whether existing access is still appropriate for a user, account, role, or entitlement.
- Authorization
Access Simulation
Access Simulation is the evaluation of the effect of a proposed access change before it is actually granted.
- Federation
Access Token
An Access Token is a token that allows an application to call a protected resource within a limited scope and duration.
- Provisioning
Account Correlation
Account Correlation is the process of linking discovered accounts in target systems to the correct digital identity in the IAM system.
- Provisioning
Account Provisioning
Account Provisioning is the creation and maintenance of system-specific accounts linked to an identity.
- Authentication
Adaptive Authentication
Adaptive authentication dynamically adjusts authentication requirements based on contextual and behavioral risk signals.
- Privileged access management
Administrative Workstation
An Administrative Workstation is a hardened workstation dedicated to privileged operations and isolated from standard user activity.
- Non-human identities
Agent Identity
An Agent Identity is a digital identity associated with an autonomous or semi-autonomous software agent.
- Non-human identities
AI Identity
An AI Identity is a governed digital identity associated with an AI model, agent, or bot acting within an enterprise environment.
- Provisioning
Alternative Scenario
The Alternative Scenario is the second-best onboarding path combining modern authentication with managed account lifecycle in the target application.
- Identity governance
Anonymous Customer
An Anonymous Customer is a customer known only through limited interaction signals and not yet tied to a declared identity.
- Authorization
API Gateway
A control layer that secures and governs API traffic, especially for machine-to-machine access.
- API security
API Key
An API key is a static application credential used to identify or authorize calls to an API.
- Provisioning
API-Based Integration Path
An API-Based Integration Path is a custom onboarding route that manages the application through its exposed APIs.
- Identity governance
Application Criticality Ranking
Application Criticality Ranking is the prioritization of applications according to their security or business importance for onboarding.
- Identity governance
Application Documentation Gap
An Application Documentation Gap is the lack of usable information about profiles, rights, owners, and incompatibilities needed for proper onboarding.
- Identity governance
Application Inventory for Migration
Application Inventory for Migration is the structured catalog of applications used to prepare onboarding and IAM transition work.
- Provisioning
Application Onboarding
Application Onboarding is the structured process of connecting a new application to the IAM control model for authentication, identity lifecycle, and access governance.