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Glossary

Term Meaning
Active organization Organization context selected for the current user session
Agent A software principal with a stable SigID identity and one or more identity anchors
Anchor External proof method for an agent, such as ERC-8004, did:web, did:key, or client credentials
Application OAuth client configuration inside a tenant
ACR values OIDC authentication context values requested by a client to require a minimum assurance level
Audience Token recipient an API must validate before accepting the token
Authorization Code with PKCE OAuth flow for browser and native login without exposing client secrets
Break-glass administrator Emergency administrator account or path kept outside normal enforcement failure modes
CIBA OpenID Connect Client-Initiated Backchannel Authentication for clients that cannot redirect the user
Claims parameter OIDC request parameter used to ask for specific ID token or UserInfo claims
Client credentials OAuth flow for service clients acting as themselves
Consent User approval for an application to receive scopes, profile claims, or delegated access
Delegation Reduced authority granted to an agent or service to act for another principal
Device Authorization OAuth flow for CLIs and input-constrained devices
DPoP Demonstrating Proof of Possession, used to bind tokens to key material
Dynamic Client Registration OAuth/OIDC mechanism for creating clients through a registration endpoint
Event type Dotted event name such as auth.login.success or tenant_user.suspended
Global account User-owned SigID account reused across tenant applications
Identity portal User-facing surface for profile, authenticators, sessions, and connected applications
Identity session Global SigID session used by first-party identity surfaces
Introspection OAuth endpoint for checking token status from a trusted backend
JWKS JSON Web Key Set used to validate token signatures
MCP Model Context Protocol, used by agents to call external tools and resources
Organization Shared business account, workspace, department, or customer unit inside a tenant
Pairwise subject Tenant-local OIDC subject that prevents cross-tenant user correlation
Passkey Phishing-resistant WebAuthn credential
Policy Conditional authorization rule applied after authentication and scope checks
Pushed Authorization Request OAuth request pattern where authorization parameters are posted to the server before browser redirect
Rich Authorization Request OAuth request parameter for structured, fine-grained authorization details
Refresh token Credential used to obtain new access tokens without another login prompt
Scope Permission string requested by an application, API, or agent
SCIM Directory provisioning protocol for creating, updating, suspending, and removing users
SIWE Sign-In with Ethereum wallet authentication
SigID Passport Global user identity reused across tenant applications
SSO provider Enterprise identity provider used by an organization for login
Tenant Application or organization boundary that owns clients, users, policies, agents, and billing
Tenant-local subject Stable user identifier within one tenant
Tenant user Membership record connecting a global account or invited email to a tenant
Token exchange OAuth flow used to mint a reduced delegated token
Vault Encrypted credential store for third-party service tokens and tool access
Webhook delivery Signed HTTP event sent to a tenant receiver
Webhook subscription Tenant configuration that selects an endpoint and event types
Wallet budget Limits applied to managed wallet signing operations