| comp., MS |
federated user (A user whose account resides in an account partner organization and who can access federated applications that reside in a resource partner organization. In the context of Office 365, a federated user is one that is sourced (mastered, authenticated, created, and managed) in an organization's on-premises Active Directory. The on-premises Active Directory has a trust relationship with the cloud that allows authenticated Active Directory users to access cloud resources (or "services," such a SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, etc)) |
