What do you mean by "a strong federated identity provider"? If it's a federated system, there's already more than one provider. If it's a "strong" provider, th

What do you mean by "a strong federated identity provider"? If it's a federated system, there's already more than one provider. If it's a "strong" provider, then that probably means it's a market leader, in which case there's an equally strong incentive to edge the competition out.