 Do you know what an identity provider is? An identity provider, or IDP, is a service that stores and manages digital identities. If you ever use your Google or Facebook login to access an app, you've used an IDP. If you add an identity provider to your login process, when a user logs in, they'll be redirected to the identity provider. Google, for example, will redirect you to accounts.google.com. And you'll have to enter your Google credentials there. Then Google verifies your identity and what you have access to. And finally, you're redirected back to your system and logged in. Now you know what an IDP is, and this has been Identity in a Minute.