With a federated identity system, what does the identity provider send information to after a successful authentication?

The correct answer is A. Relying party. Upon successful authentication, the identity provider sends an assertion with appropriate attributes to the relying party to grant access and assign appropriate roles to the user. The other terms provided are similar sounding to the correct term but are not actual components of a

Submitted by anna_se· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design

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ARelying party
BService originator
CService relay
DService relay

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A
91% (39)
B
2% (1)
C
5% (2)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

Upon successful authentication, the identity provider sends an assertion with appropriate attributes to the relying party to grant access and assign appropriate roles to the user. The other terms provided are similar sounding to the correct term but are not actual components of a federated system.

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#Federated Identity#Identity Provider#Relying Party#Authentication

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