Federation architecture scope
Identity federation architecture unifies authentication and authorization standards across enterprise applications, APIs, and cloud services. SAML commonly supports workforce SSO for legacy and SaaS applications, while OAuth and OIDC provide delegated and token-based access models for modern applications and APIs.
Protocol design and trust boundaries
Durable federation design defines issuer trust, token lifetimes, claim mapping, key rotation, and session governance across identity providers and relying systems. Teams should model trust boundaries explicitly for human, service, and third-party access to reduce lateral movement risk and policy drift.
Related pathways: identity and control layer architecture, Cybersecurity Hub, Data Integration Hub.
Zero trust and operational governance
Federation platforms should align with zero-trust access policies, conditional controls, MFA standards, and centralized audit visibility. Operating models need clear ownership for identity lifecycle, entitlement review, and incident response coordination so identity control remains effective as the application estate evolves.
Cross-system trust alignment: Integration and API Hub and Enterprise Technology Services.
Hub pathways
Return to Cybersecurity strategy, continue to Data Integration taxonomy, or review Cloud Infrastructure pathways.