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Identity Provider (IdP)

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

Credential Service Provider
IP

Definitions:

  A trusted entity that issues or registers subscriber authenticators and issues electronic credentials to subscribers. A CSP may be an independent third party or issue credentials for its own use.
Sources:
NIST SP 1800-17c under Credential Service Provider

  The party in a federation transaction that creates an assertion for the subscriber and transmits the assertion to the RP.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-63-4 [

  

] under identity provider (IdP)
NIST SP 800-63A-4 [

  

] under identity provider (IdP)

  See Credential Service Provider.
Sources:
NISTIR 8149