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EXPLORE THE KNOWLEDGE BASE
Architecture
See how identity providers, directories, policy engines, and applications fit together.
4 articlesStart with the foundations012 min022 min032 min044 min
The components of an IAM architecture
Understand the responsibilities of directories, identity providers, governance, and enforcement.
A workforce reference architecture
Connect a people source, governance, a central identity provider, and business applications.
Trust boundaries and Zero Trust
Treat identity signals as inputs to a resource-specific decision rather than blanket trust.
Customer IAM (CIAM)
Registration, sign-in, recovery, consent, and fraud controls for people using a product or public service.