Identity
45 acronyms in this category, in plain English.
- 2FA Two-Factor Authentication
- ABAC Attribute-Based Access Control
- ACE Access Control Entry
- ACL Access Control List
- CAC Common Access Card
- CIBA Client Initiated Backchannel Authentication
- CTAP Client to Authenticator Protocol
- DAC Discretionary Access Control
- FIDO2 Fast Identity Online 2
- HOTP HMAC-Based One-Time Password
- IAM Identity and Access Management
- IDaaS Identity as a Service
- IdP Identity Provider
- IGA Identity Governance and Administration
- ITDR Identity Threat Detection and Response
- JIT Just-in-Time
- JWT JSON Web Token
- KBA Knowledge-Based Authentication
- KDC Key Distribution Center
- LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
- MAC Mandatory Access Control
- MFA Multi-Factor Authentication
- NTLM NT LAN Manager
- OAuth Open Authorization
- OIDC OpenID Connect
- OTP One-Time Password
- PAM Privileged Access Management
- PBAC Policy-Based Access Control
- PIM Privileged Identity Management
- PIV Personal Identity Verification
- PKCE Proof Key for Code Exchange
- PoLP Principle of Least Privilege
- RBAC Role-Based Access Control
- SAML Security Assertion Markup Language
- SASL Simple Authentication and Security Layer
- SCIM System for Cross-domain Identity Management
- SID Security Identifier
- SPIFFE Secure Production Identity Framework for Everyone
- SSO Single Sign-On
- TGT Ticket Granting Ticket
- TOTP Time-Based One-Time Password
- U2F Universal 2nd Factor
- UPN User Principal Name
- WebAuthn Web Authentication
- XACML eXtensible Access Control Markup Language