federation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-001712",
  "term": "federation",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A collection of realms (domains) that have established trust among themselves. The level of trust may vary but typically includes authentication and may include authorization.\n\n2. A process that allows for the conveyance of identity and authentication information across a set of networked systems.\n\n3. A process that allows for the conveyance of identity and authentication information across a set of networked systems. This is done in an interoperable way using federation protocols such as OpenID Connect or SAML.\n\n4. A collection of realms (domains) that have established trust among themselves. The level of trust may vary, but typically includes authentication and may include authorization.\n\n5. A process that allows the conveyance of identity and authentication information across a set of networked systems.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 2 Rev. 1 from NIST SP 800-95",
    "FIPS 201-3; NIST SP 800-63-4; NIST SP 800-63A-4",
    "NIST IR 8523 from NIST SP 800-63-4 (adapted)",
    "NIST SP 800-160 Vol. 2 [Superseded] from NIST SP 800-95; NIST SP 800-95 from Web Services Federation Language (WS-Federation) (Version 1.0, 8 July 2003)",
    "NIST SP 800-63-3 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/federation/"
}