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title: Global Identity
description: Use ServiceNow Global Identity to help identify and manage users across multiple instances.
locale: en-US
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product: Identity
classification: identity
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Global Identity

Use ServiceNow Global Identity to help identify and manage users across multiple instances.

Global Identity resolves unique users across multiple ServiceNow instances by consolidating their attributes and other foundational data. Each unique user, regardless of instance, is identified by a Federated ID.

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 [Learn the key features and business value of Federated ID.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-security/identity/federated-id.md)

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 [Access Federated ID.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-security/identity/configure-federated-id-criteria.md)

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 [Update and set-up the Federated ID.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-security/identity/updating-id-fields.md)

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