# Identity Provider

> A central service that authenticates identities and issues credentials for others to trust.

Record: `lex:identity-provider`
Kind: mechanism
Layer: [Execution Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/execution-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-identity-provider

## category

- [Control / Coordination / Centralization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/control-coordination-centralization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Centralized Authentication](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/centralized-authentication.md)