Learn identity by listening
Each path orders 8 to 15 podcast episodes on one identity topic, from a plain explainer to standards-group and attack-research discussions. Every episode carries a one-line note on what it teaches and links to the matching standard or glossary entry, so you can read alongside.
Episodes come from the shows in our podcast directory, independent and vendor-run alike. No show pays for a spot.
Vaulting, session control, just-in-time access, and the move to zero standing privileges.
Phishing-resistant sign-in: how passkeys work, how teams roll them out, and where the standard is heading.
Delegated authorization and federated sign-in, from first principles to the current security best practice.
Service accounts, secrets, workload identity, and the newer problem of giving AI agents scoped, auditable access.
The protocol behind most workforce single sign-on, and how it compares with OIDC.
Sign-up, sign-in, and trust for customers, from conversion trade-offs to fraud.
Joiner, mover, leaver, access reviews, and provisioning at scale.
Decentralized identifiers, credential formats, and the wallet rollouts that put them in front of people.
How attackers abuse identity, and how teams detect and respond.
Identity as the control plane: what zero trust means in practice and how programs roll it out.