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Decentralized Identity Explained
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Decentralized Identity Explained

by Rohan Pinto
July 2024
Beginner to intermediate
392 pages
13h 43m
English
Packt Publishing
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Identity Management Versus Access Management

Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a security framework that manages and regulates access to systems, applications, and data inside an organization. Both phrases, while linked to security and access control, have distinct meanings.

The process of identifying and authenticating persons or entities who wish to access a certain resource or service is referred to as identity management. It entails creating and managing user accounts, passwords, and permissions, as well as verifying the user’s identity before giving access.

Access management, on the other hand, is concerned with controlling the permissions and privileges of authenticated individuals and entities, as well as ensuring that they have ...

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