Identity Types

Question 1

Identity Provider (IdP)

Answer 1

An entity that can validate that the credentials that are presented are valid. Identity could be certificate, token, or username/password. OKTA is an example of provider.

Question 2

Username

Answer 2

This is the account identity given to the user

Question 3

Attribute

Answer 3

This is a unique variable that the user has in their account details, for example, an employee ID.

Question 4

Smart Card

Answer 4

A credit card token with a certificate embedded on a chip; it is used in conjunction with a pin.

Question 5

Certification

Answer 5

This is a digital certificate where two keys are generated, a public key and a private key. The private key is used for identity.

Question 6

Token

Answer 6

This is a digital token that can either be a SAML token used for federation services or a token used by Open Authentication (OAuth).

Question 7

SSH Keys

Answer 7

(Secure Shell Hashing) These are typically used by an administrator using a secure remote connection to the server; Private key & Public key