Identity at the Center

Identity at the Center

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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Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

#183 - Oktane 22 - Opening Day Recap 09.11.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with fellow RSM Digital Identity team member Ben Doud and recap the first day of the Oktane 22 conference. Connect with Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bendoud/ Episode Sponsors: Oktane 22: https://www.okta.com/oktane22/ RSM Digital Identity: https://rsmus.com/services/risk-fraud-cybersecurity/cybersecurity-business-vulnerability/identity-and-access.html Connect with...

#182 - IDQL and Hexa with Gerry Gebel 07.11.2022

Jim and Jeff talk about Oktane 2022 before getting into a conversation Jim had about IDQL (ID Query Language) and the open source Hexa project to tackle multi-cloud identity and access management with Gerry Gebel, Head of Standards at Strata Identity. Connect with Gerry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerry-gebel/ Learn more about Strata.io: https://www.strata.io/ Learn more about IDQL an...

#181 - IAM Horror Stories 31.10.2022

Jim and Jeff put on an IAM spooktacular episode with the help of listeners that sent in their IAM horror stories. Oktane: https://www.okta.com/oktane22/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show at www. IdentityAtTheCenter.com , follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter, and check out our live...

#180 - Authenticate 2022 - The FIDO Authentication User Experience with Kevin Goldman 25.10.2022

Jim and Jeff are on location at the FIDO Alliance Authenticate 2022 Conference and wrap up the coverage with a talk with Kevin Goldman, Chief Design Officer at Trusona and Chair of the User Experience Committee and Board Member for the FIDO Alliance, about the sharp focus the FIDO Alliance has put on the customer user experience of passkey authentication. Connect with Kevin: https://www.linkedin.c...

#179 - Authenticate 2022 - Reusable Digital Identity with Sarah Clark 24.10.2022

Jim and Jeff are on location at the FIDO Alliance Authenticate 2022 Conference and talk with Sarah Clark, Senior Vice President for Digital Identity at Mastercard about the work being done at Mastercard to create a reusable identity network. Connect with Sarah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmclark/ Learn more about Mastercard Digital Identity Service: https://idservice.com/en/home.html Connect...

#178 - Authenticate 2022 - Target's FIDO Journey with Tom Sheffield 21.10.2022

Jim and Jeff are on location at the FIDO Alliance Authenticate 2022 Conference and talk with Tom Sheffield, Senior Director, Cybersecurity with Target, about the multiyear FIDO journey that Target has been on to simplify and strengthen their enterprise user authentication experiences. Connect with Tom: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-sheffield/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://ww...

#177 - Authenticate 2022 - IDPro Chat with Ian Glazer and Andi Hindle 20.10.2022

Jim and Jeff are on location at the FIDO Alliance Authenticate 2022 Conference and talk with Ian Glazer, SVP Product Management at Salesforce and cofounder of IDPro, and Andi Hindle, Content Chair for Identiverse and Board Member at IDPro, about the IDPro organization and findings from the 2022 IDPro Skills Survey. Connect with Ian Glazer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iglazer/ Connect with Andi Hin...

#176 - Authenticate 2022: Voice Is The Future with John Poirier 19.10.2022

Jim and Jeff are on location at the FIDO Alliance Authenticate 2022 Conference and talk with John Poirier, Lead Director for CVS Health, about the role voice can play in a positive authentication experience. Connect with John: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpoirier/ Learn more about the VEX Robotics Competition: https://www.vexrobotics.com/competition Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: ht...

#175 - Authenticate 2022 Preview with Andrew Shikiar 17.10.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director at the FIDO Alliance, to get a preview of the Authenticate 2022 conference kicking off today (October 17, 2022) in Seattle, Washington. Connect with Andrew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewshikiar/ Authenticate 2022: https://authenticatecon.com/ FIDO Alliance: https://fidoalliance.org/ Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://ww...

#174 - Chrysalis 2022 with Gary Rowe 10.10.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Gary Rowe, Founder, CEO, and Principal Consulting Analyst at TechVision Research, about the upcoming Chrysalis 2022 conference and what identity practitioners should expect. Connect with Gary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-rowe-b6966523/ Chrysalis 2022: https://techvisionresearch.com/chrysalis-2022/ TechVision Research: https://techvisionresearch.com/ Connect with us on L...

#173 - Managing Social Media Accounts with Kurt Greening 03.10.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Kurt Greening, Head of Sales for Cerby, about things the IAM practitioners of the world should consider when managing access to social media accounts. Connect with Kurt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtgreening/ Learn more about Cerby: https://www.cerby.com/ Cerby Social Media Checklist: https://go.cerby.com/take-action Authenticate 2022: https://authenticatecon.com/event/au...

#172 - IAM in the Cloud with Jay Klauser 26.09.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Jay Klauser, Head of Global Sales Engineering and Tech Alliances with Britive, about how IAM in the cloud is different and how frameworks like CIEM (Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management) and DREAM (Dynamic Resource Entitlement and Access Management) are helping the IAM industry and practitioners get their arms around identity security for the public cloud. Connect wit...

#171 - Identity Proofing with Nishant Kaushik 19.09.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Nishant Kaushik, CTO with Uniken, about the identity proofing space including the difference between verified identity and verifiable credentials. Connect with Nishant: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishantkaushik/ Learn more about Uniken: https://www.uniken.com/ 1Kosmos Webinar Link: https://www.1kosmos.com/event/mfa-tried-to-fix-passwords-but-how-do-we-fix-mfa/ Authenticate...

#170 - Fine Grained Authorization with Andres Aguiar 12.09.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Andres Aguiar, Product & Engineering Leader with Okta, about Fine Grained Authorization (FGA), OpenFGA, and where they fit in the authorization landscape. Connect with Andres on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaguiar/ Learn more about OpenFGA: https://openfga.dev/ Google Zanzibar Academy: https://zanzibar.academy/ 1Kosmos Webinar Link: https://www.1kosmos.com/even...

#169 - IDAC Mailbag - Labor Day 2022 Edition 05.09.2022

Jim and Jeff answer questions from Identity at the Center listeners including traditional MFA versus man in the middle attacks, managing layered access, and why modernization is usually just a fancy word for "catching up." Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show at...

#168 - 2022 Gartner IAM Summit - Brad Tumy with Indykite 02.09.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Brad Tumy, Senior Solutions Engineer with IndyKite about identity graphs that support knowledge-based access controls. Connect with Brad: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradtumy/ Learn more about IndyKite: https://www.indykite.com/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jef...

#167 - 2022 Gartner IAM Summit - Vittorio Bertocci with Auth0 01.09.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Vittorio Bertocci, Principal Architect with Auth0 a Product Unit of Okta, about the 2022 Gartner IAM Summit and get into some of the recent changes in the world of Identity-related technical specifications such as passkeys, verified credentials, and privacy. Connect with Vittorio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vittoriobertocci/ Learn more about Auth0: https://auth0.com/ Listen...

#166 - 2022 Gartner IAM Summit - Hed Kovetz with Silverfort 31.08.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Hed Kovetz, CEO & Co-Founder at Silverfort, at the 2022 Gartner IAM Summit about the Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) space and why it should be top of mind for your authentication plan. Connect with Hed: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hed-kovetz-910ba5b9/ Learn more about Silverfort: https://www.silverfort.com/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim...

#165 - 2022 Gartner IAM Summit - Jaime Lewis-Gross with Saviynt 30.08.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Jaime Lewis-Gross, Vice President, Solutions Engineering & Strategy with Saviynt, about a range of topics from the 2022 Gartner IAM Summit in Las Vegas. Connect with Jaime: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimelewisgross/ Learn more about Saviynt: https://saviynt.com/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff S...

#164 - 2022 Gartner IAM Summit - Luis Almeida with Clear Skye 29.08.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Luis Almeida from Clear Skye about the 2022 Gartner IAM Summit including differences from prior years and the role platforms are playing in the IGA space. Connect with Luis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalmeida/ Learn more about Clear Skye: https://clearskye.com/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadm...

#163 - Day 3 Reflections of the 2022 Gartner IAM Summit 25.08.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Pierce Chakraborty, Associate Director with Protiviti, about the final day and overall experience of the 2022 Gartner IAM Summit. Connect with Pierce: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierce-c-61aa57116/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show at w...

#162 - Day 2 Reflections of the 2022 Gartner IAM Summit 24.08.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Steven Rennick, Identity Architecture at Ciena, Craig Ramsay, Solution Architect with Omada, Scott Harrod, IAM Technical Analyst with Sallie Mae, and Chris Power, Ops Manager with Sallie Mae, about their identity origin stories and our experiences through day two of the 2022 Gartner IAM Summit. Connect with Steven: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-rennick/ Connect with Cra...

#161 - Day 1 Reflections of the 2022 Gartner IAM Summit 23.08.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Rosa Black, Manager of IAM at Sidley Austin, about the first day of the 2022 Gartner IAM Summit in Las Vegas and our favorite sessions and highlights from the day. Connect with Rosa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosanna-black-422710bb/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.l...

#160 - Previewing the 2022 Gartner IAM Summit in Las Vegas 21.08.2022

Jim and Jeff talk about the upcoming Gartner IAM Summit in Las Vegas and answer the question "Is cereal soup?" Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show at www. IdentityAtTheCenter.com , follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter, and check out our live streams at www.idac.live

#159 - The Evolution of IAM Pricing Models with Binod Singh 15.08.2022

Jim and Jeff talk with Binod Singh, Founder & President at Ilantus Technologies about how pricing models for identity tools has changed over the years from perpetual, subscription, to consumption based. Connect with Binod: https://www.linkedin.com/in/binodsingh-ilantus-chairman/ Learn more about Ilantus: https://www.ilantus.com/ Connect with Jim and Jeff on LinkedIn here: Jim McDonald: https:/...

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