[Identity Fundamentals](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals.html)  

[Identity and Access Management](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/identity-and-access-management.html) 

[Agentic AI](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/agentic-ai.html) 

[Key IAM Considerations to Support Agentic AI](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/agentic-ai/key-iam-considerations.html) 

[AI Agent Classes and Use Cases](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/agentic-ai/classes-and-use-cases.html) 

[IAM Best Practices for AI Agents](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/agentic-ai/iam-best-practices-ai-agents.html) 

[Reference Implementations and Patterns](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/agentic-ai/reference-implementation-patterns.html) 

[Runtime Identity](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/agentic-ai/runtime-identity.html) 

[Headless Identity](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/agentic-ai/headless-identity.html) 

[B2B Identity and Access Management](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/b2b-identity.html) 

[Identity Providers and Service Providers](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/identity-providers-service-providers.html) 

[Centralized Identity Management](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/centralized-identity-management.html) 

[What is Centralized Identity Management?](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/centralized-identity-management/what-is-centralized-identity-management.html) 

[How Does Centralized Identity Management Work?](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/centralized-identity-management/how-does-centralized-identity-management-work.html) 

[Centralized Identity Standards](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/centralized-identity-management/authentication-authorization-standards.html) 

[SAML](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/centralized-identity-management/authentication-authorization-standards/saml.html) 

[OAuth](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/centralized-identity-management/authentication-authorization-standards/oauth.html) 

[OpenID Connect (OIDC)](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/centralized-identity-management/authentication-authorization-standards/openid-connect.html) 

[Decentralized Identity Management](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/decentralized-identity-management.html) 

[What is Decentralized Identity Management?](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/decentralized-identity-management/what-is-decentralized-identity-management.html) 

[How Does Decentralized Identity Management Work?](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/decentralized-identity-management/how-does-decentralized-identity-management-work-.html) 

[How is Decentralized Identity Different?](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/decentralized-identity-management/how-is-decentralized-identity-different.html) 

[Decentralized Identity Standards](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/decentralized-identity-management/decentralized-identity-standards.html) 

[Common Terms](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/decentralized-identity-management/common-terms.html) 

[Zero Trust Security](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/zero-trust-security.html) 

[Orchestration](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/identity-orchestration.html) 

[Authentication](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication.html) 

[Single-factor, Two-factor, and Multi-factor Authentication](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication/single-factor-two-factor-multi-factor-authentication.html) 

[Passwordless Authentication](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication/passwordless-authentication.html) 

[FIDO Authentication: WebAuthn, FIDO2 & CTAP2 Explained](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication/passwordless-authentication/fido.html) 

[Risk-based Authentication](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication/risk-based-authentication.html) 

[Certificate-based Authentication](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication/certificate-authentication.html) 

[Token-based Authentication](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication/token-based-authentication.html) 

[Single Sign-On (SSO)](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication/single-sign-on.html) 

[What Is Federated Identity?](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication/federated-identity-management.html) 

[Continuous Authentication](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication/continuous-authentication.html) 

[CHAP Authentication](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication/chap-authentication.html) 

[Authorization](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authorization.html) 

[What Is Adaptive Access Control? RBAC vs. Adaptive](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authorization/authorization-methods.html) 

[User and Account Provisioning](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authorization/user-account-provisioning.html) 

[Single Sign-on with a Directory](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authorization/sso-directory.html) 

[Dynamic Authorization](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authorization/dynamic-authorization.html) 

[Protocols](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication-authorization-protocols.html) 

[LDAP](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication-authorization-protocols/ldap.html) 

[SCIM](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication-authorization-protocols/scim.html) 

[WebAuthn](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication-authorization-protocols/webauthn.html) 

[Kerberos](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication-authorization-protocols/kerberos.html) 

[WS-Trust](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/authentication-authorization-protocols/ws-trust.html) 

[Verification](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/verification.html) 

[Shared Device Authentication](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/identity-fundamentals/shared-device-authentication.html) 

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# Centralized Identity Management

## What is centralized identity management?

Centralized identity management relies on the collection and storage of user identity data. With centralized identity management, users can access all their applications, websites, or other systems with the same set of credentials. This improves the user experience because you only have to enter one username and password, but it can lead to increased vulnerability if your credentials are compromised.

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