The hottest Authentication Substack posts right now

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An Interview With Heather Flanagan

ciamweekly • 0 implied HN points • 25 Nov 24
🕹 Technology Digital Identity Authentication Privacy Standards Security User Experience
  1. CIAM helps create smooth and secure customer experiences online. It reduces password use and allows for modern authentication methods like passkeys and multi-factor authentication.
  2. A big challenge in CIAM is balancing security with user experience. Organizations often struggle to keep systems safe while also making them easy for users to navigate.
  3. The future of CIAM is promising with new technologies like biometrics and better standards. These advancements could lead to safer, more personalized interactions for customers.

Why Look Around?

ciamweekly • 0 implied HN points • 23 Dec 24
🕹 Technology Software Engineering SaaS Security Authentication
  1. Cost issues can lead teams to look for new CIAM solutions, especially if a vendor raises prices or causes delays in other features.
  2. Availability problems with a vendor, like outages, can make companies reconsider their choice for CIAM, especially after multiple incidents.
  3. Sometimes teams seek new features or capabilities that their current CIAM solution doesn't offer, prompting a search for alternatives.

Agentic Authentication and OAuth

ciamweekly • 0 implied HN points • 17 Feb 25
🕹 Technology Authentication AI agents Data Access APIs Security
  1. AI agents will need better ways to access user data, and OAuth could provide a way to do that with its scope system. It helps keep user data secure and structured.
  2. The landscape for AI agents is much more fragmented than social platforms. Many smaller companies don't have the systems in place for OAuth, which makes it harder for widespread adoption.
  3. There might be a mix of solutions where big companies lead with better APIs for agents, while smaller ones could use more casual methods to let agents access information, making it tricky for users to manage their data rights.