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Identity as a Service:What is IDaaS EIAM?

Last Updated:Oct 22, 2026

Alibaba Cloud IDaaS EIAM is a cloud-native identity and permission management service. It provides enterprises with one-stop capabilities such as organizational structure management, full account lifecycle management, and single sign-on (SSO). IDaaS EIAM applies to internal enterprise identity management and to bridging multiple account systems, and helps enterprises manage identities and permissions efficiently and securely.

Overview

IDaaS EIAM (Identity-as-a-Service Enterprise Identity Access Management) is a cloud-native identity and permission management system that Alibaba Cloud provides for enterprise users. It provides one-stop capabilities such as organizational structure management, full account lifecycle management, application integration for single sign-on (SSO), and control over account permissions.

Core capabilities

  • For administrators, IDaaS provides one-stop capabilities such as organizational structure management, full account lifecycle management, application integration for single sign-on (SSO), and control over account permissions.

  • For users, IDaaS provides an application access portal, an independent logon system, and account self-service capabilities.

Benefits

You can use IDaaS to centrally manage the accounts that are scattered across your applications and to assign application access control permissions in one place. This greatly reduces inefficient and repeated account access configuration and O&M costs, and frees up productivity.

  • Low barrier to entry: easy to get started, free to activate, and budget-friendly.

  • Cloud-native: standard, secure, and stable.

  • More open: developer-oriented, deeply integrated with cloud products, and rapidly accumulating scenario templates.

You are welcome to activate a free trial to get started.

Scenarios

  • Internal enterprise identity management: IDaaS centrally manages the accounts that are scattered across your applications and assigns application access control permissions in one place. This greatly reduces inefficient and repeated account access configuration and O&M costs, and frees up productivity.

  • Bridging different account systems: IDaaS allows applications and existing enterprise address books to connect with its account system. You can use IDaaS as your enterprise account management system, or only as a bridge between different account systems.

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IDaaS EIAM provides identity management capabilities and ensures high availability and security. Whether it is used for internal enterprise identity management or as a bridge between different account systems, IDaaS EIAM helps enterprises achieve efficient and secure identity management. You are welcome to activate a free trial and experience its core capabilities.

Note

You can experience the core capabilities of IDaaS in only 10 minutes. For instructions, see Activate a free instance.