Tag: CIAM
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What is identity orchestration and decisioning?
The notion of the identity ecosystem is not new. However, the alignment of data, APIs, and modern protocols has created a perfect environment for that identity ecosystem to thrive Users of online services demand a simple, secure, and low-friction experience. They don’t want to go through a complicated onboarding process with the result that they…
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Feeling secure enough to use open source for IAM projects
Identity is big, really big, especially when it is customer facing. There are a lot of moving parts to build, pieces to hook up, and external functionality to integrate. The whole makes the identity ecosystem which was once a dream of a few but is fast becoming a reality for many. Part of this movement…
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The Cloud’s the Limit for Secure, Complaint, Identity Storage, and Personal Data
Back in 2009, I gave a talk about Cloud identity. It went down, less like a fluffy Cloud and more like a lead balloon. It was too early – way too early. But as we reach peak Cloud adoption, with rates of uptake reaching 93%, the sky’s the limit for digital identity. Cloud computing has…
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Data as a Smart Superstructure: A Warning to the Wise
In a previous article, I talked about how we need to build a smart identity for a smart city. The article, hopefully, pointed to building a perspective on what smart actually means. But, smart cities are built up from many smart pieces. These ‘smart pieces’ are really just an evolution of our current critical infrastructures…
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Identity and The Smart City
Human beings love cities, well many of us do. We love them so much that the United Nations are predicting that by 2050, 66% of us will live in them. So how do to make sure that all of those people are housed, have clean water, can get into and out of the city easily,…
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Identity Data in the World of GDPR
If you wake up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night with the letters GDPR floating just above your bed, then fear not, Customer Identity Access Management CIAM is your knight in shining armor. I don’t need to tell those of you working with personal data that the GDPR is nuanced and…
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