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OneRing Circus
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Tis the Season
DIY: Decode It Yourself
200

An authentication system that requires more than one distinct authentication factor for successful authentication. 

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) 

200

In geometry, this shape is formed by a continuous curve that forms a closed loop with all points equidistant from the center

A circle.

200

In this year, Deloitte rebranded and introduced the green dot representing being digital. 

2003

200

In the US, this annual event showcases a parade of elaborately decorated floats, marching bands, and performers

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

200

CIAM

Client User Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

400

The party that manages a subscriber’s primary authentication credentials and issues assertions derived from those credentials. (e.g. a CSP)

Identity Provider (IdP)

400

A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, and animals, often performing in a large tent

Circus.

400

In the classic arcade game, this iconic character is known for eating ghosts and cherries and is colored primarily green

Pac-Man

400

This popular Indian festival involves the colorful throwing of powdered dyes and water at each other in celebration of spring

Holi

400

CAM

Cloud Access Management (CAM)

600

The collection of access rights to perform transaction functions ( aka access rights).

Entitlements 

600

A circular band of color that appears around the sun or moon

Halo or Ring

600

This is the term for the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water

Photosynthesis

600

In the United States, this iconic event involves a small rodent predicting the weather on February 2nd each year

Groundhog Day

600

GIGA

Global Identity Governance & Administration (GIGA) 

800

The process of identifying, estimating, and prioritizing risks to organizational operations, assets, individuals, and other organizations, resulting from the operation of a system. 

Risk Assessment

800

In J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," this is the powerful and dangerous artifact that Frodo must destroy

The One Ring.

800

In this major US city, the River is famously dyed green every year to celebrate St. Patrick's Day

Chicago

800

In Indian culture, this festival of lights is celebrated with the lighting of lamps and the exchange of sweets

Diwali

800

MIM

Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) 

1000

An interactive feature added to web forms to distinguish whether a human or automated agent is using the form. Typically, it requires entering text corresponding to a distorted image or a sound stream.

Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA)

1000

The number of Olympic rings on the Olympic flag

Five

1000

 In written language, three consecutive dots are called this when used to indicate an omission or a pause in speech or thought

Ellipsis

1000

This Indian festival celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, marked by the sister tying a protective thread around her brother's wrist

Raksha Bandhan

1000

DSP

Directory Services Protector (DSP)