The Future of Identity: Beyond Today’s IAM

Identity and Access Management (IAM) has evolved beyond traditional use cases to encompass Identity Security and Digital Identities, shifting from solely managing users and their access to being a cornerstone of digital business. Rapid innovation in areas such as orchestration, artificial intelligence (AI), decentralized identities (DCI), and policy-based just-in-time access is revolutionizing digital services, enhancing security, and reducing user friction and process costs. Organizations need to adapt by modernizing their IAM infrastructure into an integrated Identity Fabric that covers various identity types and services. Central to this evolution is the concept of reusable digital identities supported by DCI, which standardizes and simplifies identity management while addressing privacy concerns. Key innovations include AI for enhanced IAM functionalities, PBAC for flexible and secure access controls, and orchestration for seamless integration and process optimization. The merger of Ping Identity and ForgeRock has paved the way for a unified, comprehensive platform that leverages these innovations to offer robust IAM and Digital Identity solutions. Organizations are advised to assess their current IAM systems, redefine roles, explore recent innovations, and adopt identity orchestration approaches to stay competitive in the digital business landscape.

• IAM has evolved over the past two decades and now includes Digital Identities and Identity Security.
• Digital identities are essential for the functionality of digital services, encompassing human, device, and service identities.
• DCI changes identity management by allowing flexible consumption of reusable identities instead of siloed management.
• Modern Digital Identity Management has significant potential for reducing process costs.
• The Ping Identity and ForgeRock merger aims to create a best-in-class IAM platform with deep integrations and innovative features.

• "Digital services can’t work without digital identities."
• "The most fundamental innovation in Identity Management is the shift to decentralized identities, providing an unseen business potential."
• "Digital Identity is the term increasingly used, standing for the support and use of digital identities in the digital business."
• "Identity Management is no longer just an IT discipline."
• "Modern Digital Identity Management delivers the potential for massive savings in process cost."
• "Combining the different innovations around digital identity provides the potential for modernizing the digital businesses for increased competitiveness and competitive advantage."
• "Orchestration is changing the way IAM is done, but also enabling better integration within the components of an Identity Fabric and between the Identity Fabric and the 'outer space'."
• "DCI has vast potential for providing more information about users that can be consumed in business processes in an easy-to-use and standard-backed manner."
• "Without modernizing their infrastructure, organizations risk falling behind in the rapidly evolving landscape of digital identities."
• "Zero Standing Privileges (ZSP) involves continuous enforcement of access based on policies and attributes, allowing for more secure and dynamic authorization."