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Re:Google Cloud acquires Bitium by saganus on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @06:11PM (#15342991)
What is IDPs in this context?

I found "Intrusion Detection and Prevention System" but I don't think that's it.

Re:Google Cloud acquires Bitium by lvh on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @06:27PM (#15343135)
IdP == Identity Provider. A thing that knows what accounts exist, and how to authenticate for them. Contrast: RP (relying party), which needs the IdP to identify who someone is.

Your IdP can be, like, GSuite auth. RP can be any app that believes GSuite when it makes assertions about who you are, via OpenID Connect or SAML.

Re:Google Cloud acquires Bitium by saganus on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @08:00PM (#15343731)
Ah. That makes more sense.

I knew it had something to do with authentication providers somehow... but I just missed it.

Thanks!