{"id":30865,"date":"2019-03-29T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?p=30865"},"modified":"2024-08-15T12:10:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:10:18","slug":"iam-vs-idp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/iam-vs-idp","title":{"rendered":"IAM (Identity & Access Management) Vs IdP (Identity Provider)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With so many acronyms in the identity management market, such as IAM, IdP, IDaaS, PIM, PAM, MFA, 2FA, and many more, each describing similar but distinct concepts and solutions, some clarity to the space is needed. Here we will compare IAM vs IdP, or Identity and Access Management (IAM) versus the Identity Provider (IdP). <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IAM Explained<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The term <\/span>Identity and Access Management<\/a><\/span><\/i>, or IAM for short, describes the overall category of identity management solutions that are used to manage user identities and access to IT resources. The IAM category consists of a number of subcategories, including the IdP, Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS), Privileged Identity\/Access Management (PIM\/PAM<\/a>), Multi-factor\/Two-factor Authentication (MFA<\/a>\/2FA<\/a>), and many more. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essentially, the term IAM can be used to describe any manner of identity management solution that manages user identities and their access to various IT resources. Now, with the concept of IAM understood, let\u2019s take a closer look at the IdP subcategory.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is an Identity Provider?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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