From b818c0427bf782e2995ada7f155bab522500a3bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julia <101819212+juliamrch@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 12:10:31 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] feat(identity): include principals + directory

---
 app/_data/glossary.yml | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/app/_data/glossary.yml b/app/_data/glossary.yml
index e26c301c6a..855061ad50 100644
--- a/app/_data/glossary.yml
+++ b/app/_data/glossary.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ definitions:
       The purpose of a Dev Portal is to allow registration and consumption of services running through Kong to other teams, developers, and partners.
     url: |
       [Dev Portal](/dev-portal/)
+  - term: Directory
+    description: |
+      A unique set of Principals that a Gateway uses to authenticate credentials or to look up information about already-authenticated entities.
+    url: |
+
   - term: Groups
     description: |
       Sets of role-defined entities.
@@ -43,6 +48,11 @@ definitions:
       Permissions are a self-managed Kong Gateway Enterprise concept. 
     url: |
       [RBAC entity](/gateway/entities/rbac/)
+  - term: Principal
+    description: |
+      An entity (user, service, or application) that authenticates to a Kong Gateway through one or more credential types, carrying group membership and metadata that determine how the Gateway handles the requests from the entity.
+    url: |
+      
   - term: Insomnia plugin
     description: |
       Insomnia plugins can be used to extend the functionality of Insomnia with advanced features and customizable themes.

From 9b2a760e7f017aba75f5439cb93a826dc3f089f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julia <101819212+juliamrch@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 12:45:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] feat(identity): include identity

---
 app/_data/glossary.yml | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/app/_data/glossary.yml b/app/_data/glossary.yml
index 855061ad50..089150957f 100644
--- a/app/_data/glossary.yml
+++ b/app/_data/glossary.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ definitions:
     description: |
       An entity (user, service, or application) that authenticates to a Kong Gateway through one or more credential types, carrying group membership and metadata that determine how the Gateway handles the requests from the entity.
     url: |
+
+  - term: Identity
+    description: |
+      A reference to a Principal stored in an identity provider, that identifies the Principal but doesn't carry the credentials needed to authenticate it.
+    url: |
       
   - term: Insomnia plugin
     description: |