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Identity at the Center is a weekly podcast all about identity security in the context of identity and access management (IAM). With decades of real-world IAM experience, hosts Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman bring you conversations with news, topics, and guests from the identity management industry. Do you know who has access to what?
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#423 - The Middle Market Identity Security Gap with Robert Snodgrass
3d ago01:01:57Tap to summarizeJeff and Jim welcome back Robert Snodgrass, Principal at RSM, for a deep dive into the RSM Middle Market Business Index cybersecurity report. The conversation covers the confidence gap facing middle market organizations, why digital identity remains undervalued despite being the primary attack surface, non-human identity governance, flat cybersecurity budgets, risk framework adoption, and what good incident response preparedness actually looks like. The episode wraps with a spirited Bitcoin Pizza Day toppings debate.Connect with Robert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-snodgrass-7a199412/Review the RSM US Middle Market Business Index Special Report on Cybersecurity 2026: https://rsmus.com/middle-market/cybersecurity-mmbi.html?cmpid=ola:45559-idac:bb01IDPro new member discount: https://idpro.org/idac/Connect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.comTIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Introduction and Scatter Spider social engineering discussion00:04:00 IDPro discount code and upcoming conferences00:06:26 Guest intro: Robert Snodgrass and the MMBI report00:09:05 Defining the modern middle market00:12:00 The confidence gap: 96% confident, 18% breached00:15:04 Why attackers log in and top identity investment priorities00:19:00 Why only 23% of leaders prioritize digital identity00:22:00 Internal partnerships as the path to identity program success00:25:10 AI, shadow AI, and non-human identity risks00:31:00 NHI governance at scale: 45 to 1 ratio00:34:50 Cybersecurity budget realities in the middle market00:39:00 EU regulation and top-line cybersecurity drivers00:42:03 NIST CSF adoption and risk framework value00:46:00 Incident response planning: the two-minute drill00:52:16 Bitcoin Pizza Day and closing thoughtsKEYWORDSidentity security, middle market, cybersecurity, MMBI, RSM, Robert Snodgrass, phishing-resistant MFA, non-human identities, NHI, shadow AI, incident response, NIST CSF, IAM, identity governance, ransomware, tabletop exercises, digital identity, cybersecurity budget, identity program, IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald
Transcribe →#422 - Decoded - Securing AI Agents with Standards You Already Have
6d ago01:18:17Tap to summarizeEpisode 422 is the debut of Decoded by Identity at the Center, a new sub-series hosted by Jeff Steadman and Sean O'Dell dedicated to unpacking the specifications and standards powering IAM. Joining them is Pieter Kasselman, VP of Open Standards at Defakto and chair of the WIMSE working group. The conversation covers why traditional non-human identity approaches break at agentic scale, how SPIFFE and SPIRE enable short-lived automated credential provisioning without long-lived secrets, and why treating agents as workloads unlocks a decade of existing standards. Pieter walks through critical OAuth specs including JWT authorization grant, token exchange, client ID metadata, and the emerging transaction tokens draft. Sean connects these to practical gateway architecture, continuous access evaluation, and policy-based authorization. The episode closes with real-world deployment examples and a clear takeaway: the tools to secure agentic identity are available today.Episode Links:Pieter Kasselman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pieter-kasselman-0259862/AI Agent Authentication and Authorization: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-klrc-aiagent-auth/Workload Identity in Multi-system environments (WIMSE): https://ietf-wg-wimse.github.io/OAuth SPIFFE Client Authentication: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-oauth-spiffe-client-auth/Transaction Tokens: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-oauth-transaction-tokens/08/Agentic Identity Control Framework. You Already Have the Pieces. Now Build It. by Sean O'Dell: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agentic-identity-control-framework-you-already-have-pieces-o-dell-61b5e/Timestamps:00:00 Introduction to Decoded by Identity at the Center00:13 The mission of the Decoded sub-series03:02 Guest intro: Pieter Kasselman, VP of Open Standards at Defakto06:21 Why agentic identity is urgent: scale, multi-platform, and shifting threat landscape10:42 The real cost of API keys and credential sprawl in agentic systems13:23 Agentic identity identifiers and how SPIFFE assigns unique workload IDs21:00 Credential types: X.509, JWTs, and workload identity tokens31:00 Connecting SPIFFE to OAuth and dynamic registration with client ID metadata38:18 SPIFFE SVIDs, multiple credentials per agent, and governance traceability41:44 Authentication versus authorization: delegation versus impersonation47:00 Transaction tokens: binding access to specific transactions to stop token theft51:21 Identity chaining and cross-domain authorization55:00 Shared Signals Framework and dynamic authorization57:00 Gateways, CAEP, and mid-flight token revocation for rogue agents59:31 What you can deploy today with SPIFFE, OAuth, and existing IDPs01:02:58 Policy-based access control and why instance-level governance cannot scale01:04:58 Workload identity federation: Anthropic and Google Agent ID updates01:07:13 Cross-platform federation and the law of agentic utility01:11:55 Elevator pitch: agents are workloads and 95% of the problem is solved now01:17:03 What is coming next: a transaction tokens deep diveKeywords:agentic identity, SPIFFE, SPIRE, OAuth, transaction tokens, Shared Signals Framework, WIMSE, workload identity, non-human identity, authorization delegation, JWT, CAEP, API gateway, IAM standards, AIMS, Jeff Steadman, Sean O'Dell, Pieter Kasselman, IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jim McDonald, Decoded by Identity at the CenterDecoded by Identity at the Center:Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Sean O'Dell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanodentity/Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Visit the show on the web at https://idacdecoded.com/
Transcribe →#421 - The AI Identity Control Plane with Henrique Teixeira
1w ago01:10:09Tap to summarizeJeff and Jim welcome back Henrique Teixeira, SVP of Strategy at Saviynt, for his fourth appearance on the podcast. The episode opens with Jim's firsthand experience building an AI agent for a work project and discovering in real time how identity management challenges surface in the agentic era. After conference updates on EIC in Berlin and Identiverse in Las Vegas, Henrique unpacks the crowded terminology around AI agent governance, from Gartner's agent management platforms to UADP, the Unified Agentic Defense Platform. He proposes a three-pillar framework for managing AI and non-human identities: discovery, identity lifecycle and governance, and runtime access management, with guidance on where to start depending on whether your organization is greenfield or legacy-heavy. The conversation then examines how AI is reshaping the analyst business model, what makes information sources trustworthy, and how proprietary inquiry data forms the real competitive moat for firms like Gartner and Forrester. The episode closes with a wide-ranging discussion on AI's risk to shared cultural experiences, hyper-personalized entertainment, and the ethics of licensing your digital identity in the afterlife.Connect with Henrique: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernardes/Connect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.com00:00:00 Intro00:00:55 Jim's AI Agent Experiment and Identity Lessons00:06:04 Conference News: EIC and Identiverse00:07:22 Identity Beer Community Events00:08:40 Introducing Henrique Teixeira00:12:00 AI Control Plane: Competing Terminologies00:17:36 Three Pillars of AI Agent Identity Management00:18:46 Why Visibility Matters More for NHI00:20:00 Ownership, Accountability, and Humans at the Control Plane00:24:26 Industry Maturity and the Gaps That Remain00:25:41 Where to Start: Governance-First vs. Visibility-First00:29:52 AI's Impact on the Analyst Profession00:34:57 What Analyst Firms Have That AI Cannot Replace00:39:04 Trust, Boutique Analysts, and Repeatability00:44:34 Proprietary AI Chatbots and Gated Intelligence00:49:30 IP Rights and the Legal Gray Zone of AI Training00:52:14 AI and the Erosion of Shared Cultural Experience00:58:00 AI Music, Personalized Entertainment, and the Future of Art01:03:47 Digital Afterlife, Voice Clones, and AI Personas01:08:18 Wrap-Up and ClosingKeywords: IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, Henrique Teixeira, Saviynt, AI identity control plane, non-human identities, NHI, agentic AI, AI agents, AI governance, identity lifecycle, access management, discovery, agent management platform, UADP, IAM, Gartner, analyst firms, AI and culture, digital identity, identity security, EIC, Identiverse, identity beer
Transcribe →#420 - Sponsor Spotlight - GitGuardian
2w ago01:13:23Tap to summarizeThis episode is made possible by GitGuardian. Jeff speaks with Dwayne McDaniel, Principal Developer Advocate at GitGuardian, about secrets sprawl, non-human identity governance, and the findings of the State of Secret Sprawl 2026 report. With 28.6 million secrets leaked to public GitHub in 2025 - a 34% year-over-year increase - they explore why hardcoded credentials persist, how agentic AI tools are making the problem worse, and what IAM practitioners can do to start addressing machine identity governance. Topics include GitGuardian's Good Samaritan notification program, the growing NHI inventory challenge, SPIFFE and SPIRE as a path to zero standing privilege, and data showing Claude Code co-authored commits are more than twice as likely to contain leaked secrets. Visit gitguardian.com/lps/idac to learn more.Connect with Dwayne: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwaynemcdaniel/Dwayne's website: https://dwayne-mcdaniel.com/Learn more about GitGuardian: https://www.gitguardian.com/lps/idacGitGuardian Good Samaritan Program (free) - https://www.gitguardian.com/good-samaritanThe State of Secrets Sprawl 2026: https://www.gitguardian.com/state-of-secrets-sprawl-report-2026SPIFFE Book: https://spiffe.io/book/Connect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.comTIMESTAMPS:00:00 Introduction and sponsor welcome00:48 Dwayne's background and path to developer advocacy04:11 Surprises from entering the identity and security space06:29 What a principal developer advocate actually does09:32 Why secrets became Dwayne's focus area14:10 GitGuardian: overview and mission19:36 Where secrets commonly leak across the SDLC22:17 The Good Samaritan notification program explained28:00 Why 70% of leaked secrets from 2022 were still valid in 202533:54 State of Secret Sprawl 2026: the year software changed40:39 AI coding tools, Claude Code, and secrets leakage data47:28 Practical questions for IAM practitioners to start asking52:24 Zero standing privilege and the case for SPIFFE/SPIRE01:00:00 Resources: the SPIFFE book, WIMSE, and AWS STS01:02:51 Hot sauce, the Cubs, and closing thoughtsKEYWORDS:secrets sprawl, hardcoded secrets, non-human identity, NHI governance, GitGuardian, SPIFFE, SPIRE, workload identity, DevSecOps, agentic AI, Claude Code, zero standing privilege, supply chain security, credential abuse, identity and access management, IAM, IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, Dwayne McDaniel
Transcribe →#419 - Identity Management Day 2026 - IDAC Live
2w ago00:29:37Tap to summarizeRecorded live as part of the Identity Management Day 2026 streaming program, Jeff and Jim mark their fifth IMD episode. Introduced by Jeff Reich from the Identity Defined Security Alliance, they reflect on how the IAM industry has evolved since their first IMD episode in 2021 and grade overall progress a C. Topics include what has genuinely improved (passkeys, MFA adoption, broader awareness), what hasn't (compliance fatigue, security theater, persistent credential theft), the exploding challenge of non-human identity governance, whether AI will eventually need to certify other AI, and how AI-powered phishing and deep fakes are raising the bar for identity verification. The episode wraps with chat-submitted IAM bumper stickers.Identity Management Day 2026: https://www.idsalliance.org/event/identity-management-day-2026/Connect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.comCHAPTERS0:00 - Jeff Reich intro from the IMD stream2:00 - Identity Management Day 2026 kicks off3:30 - Five years of IMD: a look back at episode 887:00 - Does IMD move the needle?9:30 - Who is Identity Management Day actually for?12:00 - What has improved in IAM over five years16:00 - What hasn't improved: compliance fatigue and security theater18:30 - Grading the IAM industry21:00 - NHI governance: visibility and accountability26:00 - Can AI certify AI? Agentic identity governance29:00 - AI-powered phishing and the evolving threat landscape32:00 - Deep fakes and the identity verification challenge36:00 - Lighter note: IAM bumper stickersKEYWORDSidentity management day, identity management day 2026, NHI, non-human identity, agentic AI, phishing, deep fakes, IGA, passkeys, MFA, IAM, identity governance, access management, cybersecurity, credential theft, security awareness, IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald
Transcribe →#418 - Ethical IAM with Elizabeth Garber
3w ago01:08:59Tap to summarizeWhat does it mean to build an identity system that is ethical? Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman are joined by Elizabeth Garber, Executive Director of IDPro and marketing lead for the OpenID Foundation, for a conversation spanning ethics in digital identity, the tension between privacy and safety, biometric exclusion risks, and how practitioners can use structured frameworks to navigate these discussions productively. Elizabeth shares her three-part career journey, the latest from the IDPro community, and previews her upcoming keynotes at EIC Berlin and Identiverse Las Vegas.Connect with Elizabeth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethgarberIDPro Discount - New members get $25 off their first year of membership: https://idpro.org/idac/Ethics and Digital Identity by Henk Marsman: https://bok.idpro.org/article/id/104/Ethics for Digital Identity and Identity-Driven Algorithms by Mike Kiser: https://bok.idpro.org/article/id/105/Human Centric Digital Identity white paper: https://openid.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Human-Centric_Digital_Identity_Final-v1.1.pdfConnect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.comTimestamps:00:00 Intro and Jim's allergy research03:42 Conference announcements: EIC and Identiverse06:00 Welcome Elizabeth Garber07:04 Elizabeth's three-part origin story11:55 IDPro mission and the identity community18:13 Membership, CIDPRO certification, and the Body of Knowledge21:17 IDPro Slack community23:40 IdentiBeer and local meetups26:26 IDPro listener discount at idpro.org/idac29:00 Operationalizing ideas in IAM32:19 Ethics in the IDPro Body of Knowledge33:30 Defining ethics in technology34:19 The trolley problem and moral consistency37:10 Big tech, privacy, and law enforcement39:28 Where practitioners start with ethics43:30 Biometric exclusion and the Uganda story49:00 Privacy vs. safety: a false choice?53:48 The case for consistent ethical frameworks57:53 Elizabeth's EIC and Identiverse talks59:49 Improv comedy and expensive hobbies1:07:25 Wrap-upKeywords: ethical IAM, digital identity ethics, IDPro, identity and access management, privacy, safety, biometrics, exclusion, Elizabeth Garber, GAIN Digital Trust, OpenID Foundation, Body of Knowledge, Ethical Canvas, zero knowledge proofs, passkeys, IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, EIC Berlin, Identiverse
Transcribe →#417 - Sponsor Spotlight - Elimity
4w ago00:48:35Tap to summarizeThis bonus episode of Identity at the Center is brought to you with support from Elimity. Jeff and Jim sit down with Maarten Decat, co-founder and CEO of Elimity, to explore the emerging product category known as IVIP, Identity Visibility and Intelligence Platforms. Maarten explains how Elimity was built around a question every IAM practitioner eventually faces: who can actually do what within our organization? The conversation covers why IVIP is distinct from traditional IGA, how identity data graphs provide deeper visibility than flat entitlement lists, and what regulatory drivers like SOC 2, ISO 27001, and DORA are pushing organizations toward this space. They also discuss deployment patterns, integration approaches, ROI metrics for leadership, and what Maarten calls provable control. The episode closes with a memorable story about Elimity branded Belgian beer and a very formal legal letter. Learn more at elimity.com/idac.Connect with Maarten: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maartendecat/Learn more about Elimity: https://elimity.com/idacConnect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.comCHAPTER TIMESTAMPS00:00 Introduction and ax-throwing memories from EIC Berlin01:35 Introducing Maarten Decat, co-founder and CEO of Elimity01:57 How identity chose Maarten: from PhD to startup founder03:09 The Elimity origin story and the problem it set out to solve04:52 Defining IVIP: Identity Visibility and Intelligence Platforms05:31 Where did the name Elimity come from?06:57 Why identity visibility has become a security priority now09:02 What organizations were doing before IVIP existed11:16 Can IGA do what IVIP does? Addressing the skeptics14:20 The identity data graph: deeper and wider than IGA16:20 IVIP and IGA as complementary tools, not competitors16:49 What falls outside IVIP scope: automated provisioning18:01 IVIP as the intelligence layer in your IAM stack19:45 What data sources connect into an IVIP platform21:44 Extending visibility to non-human identities22:00 M&A use cases: gaining visibility across two organizations23:55 IVIP and the identity fabric concept25:18 Visibility, intelligence, and actions: building the right stack26:36 How deployments typically start and what early wins look like28:44 Integration approaches and realistic effort timelines32:00 What success looks like at six to twelve months36:07 Metrics and ROI: talking to leadership about identity risk38:14 Case studies and customer examples on the Elimity website38:58 What every IAM practitioner should know about IVIP40:12 Elimity's global reach: EU, US, and Middle East41:42 The Elimity branded beer story and a very formal legal letter46:43 Wrap-up and final thoughtsKEYWORDSIVIP, identity visibility and intelligence platforms, IGA, identity governance, access control, identity data graph, Elimity, Maarten Decat, non-human identities, access risk, provable control, SOC 2, ISO 27001, DORA, CCPA, cybersecurity, PAM, IAM, identity and access management, EIC, IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald
Transcribe →#416 - European Identity and Cloud Conference 2026 Preview with Warwick Ashford
Apr 2001:00:56Tap to summarizeJeff and Jim are joined by Warwick Ashford, senior analyst at KuppingerCole and returning MC of the European Identity and Cloud Conference, for a full preview of EIC 2026. The conference runs May 19-22 at the Berlin Congress Center and is expecting around 1,500 attendees with roughly 250 speakers across 200 sessions. Warwick walks through the 2026 tagline, Digital Trust Through Intelligent Identity, and unpacks the five parallel content streams covering identity governance, real-world IAM use cases, emerging tech, enterprise infrastructure, and privacy and compliance. The conversation covers how AI and agentic identity have moved from theory to a central agenda theme, what to know about the quantum-safe identity block, why EU digital wallets and digital sovereignty are getting serious keynote time, and why EIC records everything so you never have to pick the wrong session. Jeff also shares his take on where EIC fits in the broader conference calendar alongside Identiverse and Gartner, and why he is thoroughly done hearing that identity is the new perimeter.Connect with Warwick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warwickashford/Attend European Identity and Cloud Conference 2026 (use code idac25mko for a 25% discount): https://www.kuppingercole.com/events/eic2026?ref=partneridac26Secure Remote Access: The Foundation of Industrial Cybersecurity (KC Analyst Chat Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqpNg-ogEv4Connect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.com00:00:00 Intro and AI Cybersecurity Discussion00:04:00 EIC 2026 and Discount Code00:05:47 Introducing Warwick Ashford00:07:00 Warwick's Recent Work: MDR, SRA for OT/ICS, and TPAG00:10:16 The History and Evolution of the EIC Name00:11:00 Tagline: Digital Trust Through Intelligent Identity00:12:10 How AI Has Elevated the EIC Agenda00:14:49 Sessions vs Workshops at EIC00:17:57 EIC as a Community and Networking Conference00:18:00 Jeff's Conference Circuit: EIC, Identiverse, and Gartner00:25:28 EIC 2026 Keynote Highlights00:31:55 Virtual Attendance and Session Recordings00:34:34 Hidden Gem: The Quantum-Safe Identity Block00:36:15 Logistics: 1500 Attendees and 250 Speakers00:38:00 The Five Parallel Content Streams00:43:31 Is Identity the New Perimeter?00:48:13 Fun Segment: Most Memorable Theater MomentsKeywords: EIC 2026, European Identity Conference, Warwick Ashford, KuppingerCole, digital trust, intelligent identity, agentic identity, non-human identities, ITDR, quantum-safe identity, EU digital wallets, identity fabric, identity control plane, IAM, zero trust, Berlin, conference preview, IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, Warwick Ashford
Transcribe →#415 - Identity Management Day 2026 with Jeff Reich
Apr 1301:01:41Tap to summarizeJeff and Jim welcome back five-time guest Jeff Reich, Executive Director of the Identity Defined Security Alliance, just ahead of Identity Management Day 2026 on April 14th. Jeff walks through the structure of the 21-hour global event, this year's theme of Finding Identity: The Search for You, Me, and the Machines, and highlights from each regional program including a remarkable 11th grader presenting on cybersecurity and neuroscience. The conversation expands into AI guardrails, the growing obsolescence of traditional PAM, zero standing privilege as a long-term goal, the march toward a passwordless world through passkeys, and what quantum resilience actually means for practitioners today.Connect with Jeff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jreich/Learn more about the Identity Defined Security Alliance: https://www.idsalliance.org/Connect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.comTimestamps:00:00 Welcome and podcast life behind the scenes02:00 Identiverse 2026 updates and conference discount codes05:00 Introducing Jeff Reich, Executive Director of IDSA07:00 Identity Management Day: structure of a 21-hour global event11:00 Oceania and Asia region highlights13:30 EMEA highlights and powerhouse panelists from Copenhagen16:00 Americas region and the 11th grader presenting on cybersecurity20:00 Theme reveal: Finding Identity, The Search for You, Me, and the Machines23:30 AI and identity: guardrails, frameworks, and what organizations are missing28:30 Standing privilege is crumbling in the age of ephemeral workloads30:00 Is traditional PAM becoming obsolete?34:30 Zero standing privilege and the passkey journey40:30 Getting the fundamentals right before chasing the shiny tools46:30 Quantum computing, quantum resilience, and cryptocurrency risk53:00 Social engineering is still the biggest threat55:00 Identity Management Day theme song suggestionsKeywords:Identity Management Day 2026, IDSA, Identity Defined Security Alliance, Jeff Reich, IAM, non-human identities, machine identities, agentic identity, zero standing privilege, PAM, passkeys, quantum resilience, AI and identity, deepfakes, social engineering, IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald
Transcribe →#414 - Sponsor Spotlight - Evolveum
Apr 800:40:04Tap to summarizeThis sponsored episode is made possible by Evolveum, the company behind midPoint, an open source IGA platform made and owned in the EU that is in use worldwide. Jeff Steadman and Jim McDonald welcome Pavol Mederly, interim CPO at Evolveum. Pavol shares how IAM found him in 1991 while building an identity solution at a university before the term even existed. The conversation covers two core reasons IGA projects fail: data quality and slow application onboarding. Pavol explains how midPoint addresses these challenges with built-in simulations for testing and improving data quality, and midPilot, an AI assistant for faster application onboarding. MidPilot is supported in part by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). Jim and Jeff explore midPoint's architecture, the real benefits of open source including transparency and no vendor lock-in, and advantages of being part of midPoint’s global community.Connect with Pavol: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavol-mederly/More about Evolveum: https://evolveum.com/idacConnect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.comTIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro and sponsor acknowledgment01:30 How IAM chose Pavol: a university identity story03:30 What is Evolveum and midPoint06:30 How Evolveum got its name08:30 Why IGA projects fail: data quality10:30 Slow app onboarding and AI-assisted connector generation16:30 The midPoint simulation feature explained21:30 midPoint architecture: Java, cloud, Kubernetes, and beyond23:30 Maintaining a large open source codebase25:30 Open source benefits: transparency and no vendor lock-in28:00 Community, meetups, and midPoint in the wild32:30 Mountains or ocean: a question for Pavol38:00 Wrap upKEYWORDS:Evolveum, midPoint, open source IGA, identity governance, IAM, IGA, data quality, application onboarding, simulation, AI connectors, connector framework, vendor lock-in, open source, EU RRF, Recovery and Resilience Facility, community, Prague, EIC, IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, Pavol Mederly
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