From contractor termination to session revocation in under 3 minutes. See exactly how CAEP events flow through your systems and why different applications respond differently to the same security event.

A practical guide to redesigning access reviews that actually reduce risk by aligning with how people think and work, not just compliance checkboxes.

An analysis of how UTCP and MCP both fail to address the fundamental challenge of identity and trust for AI agents, and what’s needed to fix it.

A comprehensive guide to understanding how ISPM, IVIP, and ITDR work together to provide posture, visibility, and response for complete identity defense.

If you missed my last post on what makes something an identity, start there — it sets the groundwork. This piece goes deeper: how to architect identity as the control plane for enterprises running cloud workloads and autonomous agents. This isn’t theory. It’s about production identity architectures that handle millions of authentications, thousands of microservices, and the new security challenges of AI agents. Whether you’re securing traditional enterprise apps, cloud-native services, or agent-driven workflows, the patterns here offer a roadmap — from where most organizations are today to where identity is heading. ...