Start with Identity is a community-first reference for identity and access management. The knowledge here is built in the open by practitioners around the world. There is no paywall, no sponsorship, and no pay-to-rank. If you work in identity, or want to, this is a place to learn, connect, contribute, and be credited for it.

A world where every identity and security professional, in every country, has free and independent access to the knowledge, connections, and opportunities to master IAM, and where the field's best practices are shaped openly by its practitioners, not its vendors.

We are a non-profit, vendor-neutral community that helps people learn, practice, and advance in identity and access management. We curate trustworthy IAM knowledge, news, and jobs. We connect practitioners across backgrounds and borders. And we give the next generation of identity professionals a place to contribute, be credited, and grow, all in the open and free of commercial influence.

Volunteering is how the community runs, and how people new to IAM build a public track record. Pick a role, spend a few hours a week, and your work ships with your name on it. Many members list this as community service on their LinkedIn and profiles.

We don't run a forum on this site. Discussion lives on platforms designed for it. No comments, no accounts here.

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