A healthcare organization would like to interoperate with another healthcare organization without needing to maintain...

Federated authenticationallows two or more organizations to share access credentials based ontrusted identity providers. This enables users from one domain to access systems in another without creating separate accounts.

NIST SP 800-63C (Digital Identity Guidelines – Federation):

“Federated identity allows users to access multiple services across security domains using a single identity, reducing the administrative burden of account duplication.”

This is essential in B2B or inter-organizational environments likehealthcare information exchange.

????WGU Course Alignment:

Domain:Access Control and Identity Management

Topic:Implement federated identity systems for cross-organizational access