You are linking your company's Microsoft Active Directory user accounts to your cloud provider for federated identity management. What type of configuration must you create within your company?

Setting up federated identity management with a cloud provider involves establishing a trust relationship between your company's Active Directory and the cloud service. This trust allows users to utilize their existing credentials to access cloud resources without needing to manage separate accounts.

The correct configuration necessary for this setup is known as relying party trust. In the context of federated identity, a relying party is the system or application that accepts and relies on authentication assertions provided by a trusted identity provider. By establishing a relying party trust, your Active Directory effectively communicates authentication and authorization details to the cloud provider, allowing it to validate user credentials and permissions.

This groundwork helps ensure that users within the organization can seamlessly access cloud services, maintaining security and streamlined management of identities across both environments. Understanding this relationship is crucial for implementing effective security measures and ensuring that user experience remains intact while leveraging cloud capabilities.