Federated Identity Primer

What you need to know to get started with federated authentication

Identity authentication and authorization are integral tasks in the digital world. This book describes technology behind and implementation of federated identity systems. It helps you decide if federated identity is good for your system or web service. It also helps you learn about internet authentication and federated authentication.Identity authentication and authorization are integral tasks in today's digital world. As businesses become more technologically integrated and consumers use more web services, the questions of identity security and accessibility are becoming more prevalent. Federated identity links user credentials across multiple systems and services, altering both the utility and security landscape of both. In Federated Identity Primer, Derrick Rountree.