Federated Identity Management for K-12 Education

This whitepaper explains identity federation for K-12 environments, enumerating challenges such as scale, access fragmentation, third-party application sprawl, compliance complexity, and parent access needs. It contrasts manual device/account management with a centralized federation approach (IdP/SP, SAML/OAuth/OIDC) and presents benefits like automated lifecycle management, standardized credentials, improved compliance auditing, and seamless Apple device integration via Jamf; it also recommends ZTNA for apps that cannot federate.