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12 changes: 10 additions & 2 deletions website/content/docs/concepts/identity.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -25,11 +25,19 @@ a particular authentication backend.

For example, a user with accounts in both GitHub and LDAP can be mapped to a
single entity in Vault with two aliases, one of type GitHub and one of type
LDAP. Note however, if both aliases are created on the same auth mount, say
a Github mount, both aliases cannot be mapped to the same entity.
LDAP.

![Entity overview](/img/vault-identity-doc-1.png)

However, if both aliases are created on the same auth mount, such as
a Github mount, both aliases cannot be mapped to the same entity. The aliases can
have the same auth type, as long as the auth mounts are different, and
still be associated to the same entity. The diagrams below illustrate both valid
and invalid scenarios.

![Valid Alias Mapping](/img/vault-identity-doc-4.png)
![Invalid Alias Mapping](/img/vault-identity-doc-5.png)

When a client authenticates via any credential backend (except the Token
backend), Vault creates a new entity. It attaches a new alias to it if a
corresponding entity does not already exist. The entity identifier will be tied
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