Term · 3. Account Management & Provisioning
Identity Provisioning
Definition
Identity provisioning is the automated or semi-automated creation, update, and deactivation of digital identities and their associated accounts and entitlements across IT systems based on defined rules and lifecycle events. It typically relies on authoritative identity sources (such as HR systems or directories) and propagates identity attributes and access rights to target applications. Identity deprovisioning is the removal or disabling of these accounts and entitlements when they are no longer required.
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