Identity and access management

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Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

IAM

NIST SP 1800-31B, NIST SP 800-211, NIST SP 800-225

IdAM

NIST SP 800-203

IDAM

NIST SP 1800-12b, NIST SP 1800-12c

Definitions:

Broadly refers to the administration of individual identities within a system, such as a company, a network or even a country. In enterprise IT, identity management is about establishing and managing the roles and access privileges of individual network users.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-175A under identity management

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