City Active Directory users need to sign into the cloud management console without maintaining a separate password for every provider account. What IAM approach enables that?
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Short Explanation
Federation is the city badge that also opens the cloud lobby—SAML SSO lets AD users in without yet another sticky-note password. Shared whiteboard passwords and open consoles are not SSO.
Full Explanation
Federation links an enterprise identity provider such as Active Directory to cloud IAM, often via SAML or similar SSO protocols, so users authenticate with corporate credentials. That reduces password sprawl and centralizes lifecycle control. Shared local passwords, anonymous access, or forced disconnected daily passwords without directory integration work against that goal.