Continuous, or 'event-driven', identity offers a wealth of benefits. With the shared signals framework we can finally enable single log-out; facilitate zero standing privilege; improve fraud detection and resilience; better integrate with digital identity credentials; and optimise the user experience. And the pace and responsiveness of a continuous architecture is crucial in responding to the needs of non-human and agentic identity.
To maximise the potential of continuous identity, however, we need to rethink some fundamentals, starting with the very concept of an 'account'. In a continuous world, user accounts can - and arguably *should* - be ephemeral. Adopting ephemeral accounts can significantly improve security, compliance, privacy and user experience. It's a big change, but now is the time to consider it.
Join Andrew for this thought-provoking exploration of the potential of dynamic, ephemeral accounts: re-imagining our fundamental identity architecture to meet the demands of a new internet.
