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SCIM challenges: navigating the idiosyncrasies of different providers

Blog post from WorkOS

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Maria Paktiti
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2,017
Language
English
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Summary

System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) is a protocol designed to simplify identity management across multiple systems. However, since it's not strictly implemented and individual providers may interpret and implement it differently, building an in-house SCIM solution can lead to fragmentation issues, security risks, and delayed time to market. WorkOS offers a unified and secure SCIM provisioning solution that automatically handles each provider's intricacies and quirks, allowing developers to integrate with every major identity provider on the market quickly and easily.