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Identity as a Service:What is IDaaS EIAM?

Last Updated:Mar 31, 2026

IDaaS EIAM (Identity-as-a-Service Enterprise Identity Access Management) is a cloud-native identity and permission management service from Alibaba Cloud. It gives administrators a single place to manage accounts, control access, and enforce single sign-on (SSO) across all enterprise applications—removing the need to configure and operate each application's identity system separately.

Why use IDaaS EIAM?

Managing identities across multiple applications creates fragmentation: IT teams manually provision accounts in each system, access policies drift out of sync, and employees juggle separate credentials for every tool. IDaaS EIAM addresses this by centralizing identity management across all your applications.

Centralize organization and account management

Manage your entire organization hierarchy and account lifecycle—onboarding, role changes, and offboarding—from a single console.

Enable SSO across all applications

Integrate enterprise applications with IDaaS EIAM so users sign in once and access every application without re-entering credentials.

Control access permissions

Define and enforce access permissions centrally, then assign them to users or groups. Permissions stay consistent across applications without requiring separate configuration in each system.

Give users a self-service experience

Provide employees with an application access portal where they can find and launch authorized applications, manage their own credentials through an independent logon system, and handle routine account tasks—reducing help desk load.

Benefits

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

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

  • More open: Developer-oriented, deep integration with cloud products, and a growing collection of scenario templates.

Use cases

  • Internal enterprise identity management: Centrally manage accounts across all enterprise applications and assign access permissions. This eliminates redundant provisioning work and reduces O&M overhead, freeing IT teams to focus on higher-value tasks.

  • Bridge different account systems: Integrate existing enterprise address books and application-specific account systems with IDaaS EIAM. Use IDaaS as a central identity layer that connects different account systems, or as the authoritative enterprise account management system.

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What's next

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