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Identity and access management

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-002026

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-002026
FieldCybersecurity
AbbreviationIAM; IdAM
SynonymsIdAM
ReferencesNIST SP 800-175A; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002026",
  "term": "Identity and access management",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "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.",
  "abbreviation": [
    "IAM",
    "IdAM"
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    "IdAM"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-175A",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/identity-and-access-management/"
}

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