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title: Identity mappings
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# Identity mappings

Identity mappings make user attributes available to backend sites that use them for authentication.

There are multiple types of identity mappings, each with a different behavior and a distinct set of fields to specify the identity mapping behavior. Learn more about what you can do with identity mappings in:

* [Creating header identity mappings](pa_creating_header_identity_mappings.html)

* [Creating JWT identity mappings](pa_creating_jwt_identity_mappings.html)

* [Creating web session access token identity mappings](pa_creating_web_session_access_token_identity_mappings.html)

Learn more about managing existing identity mappings in:

* [Editing identity mappings](pa_editing_identity_mappings.html)

* [Deleting identity mappings](pa_deleting_identity_mappings.html)

For JSON Web Token (JWT) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>An IETF standard container format for a JSON object used for the secure exchange of content, such as identity or entitlement information. You can find the industry standard in \<a href="https\://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519">RFC 7519\</a>.\</p>
\</div>)* identity mappings, you can find more information about how to set up the issuer and signing configuration in:

* [Configuring auth token management](pa_configuring_auth_token_management.html)