What is the difference between Identity management and Access management?

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Identity management deals with managing user identities, while access management deals with managing user access to resources.

Identity management focuses on creating, maintaining, and deleting user identities and their attributes.
Access management focuses on controlling user access to resources based on their identities and roles.
Identity management is more concerned with the user's identity, while access management is more concerned with the user's permissions.
Examples of identity management include user registration, authentication, and authorization, while examples of access management include role-based access control and access policies.

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