“I'd avoid buying Okta, SailPoint or a large identity governance platform at this stage unless you have specific requirements that justify the additional complexity.”
“I'd avoid buying Okta, SailPoint or a large identity governance platform at this stage unless you have specific requirements that justify the additional complexity.”
“Identity provider | Central login and access control | Microsoft Entra ID or Google Workspace”
“- Centralized SSO.”
“- MFA enforcement.”
“- Conditional Access policies.”
“- Integration with many SaaS applications.”
“- User and group provisioning.”
“- Integration with Microsoft Intune for device management.”
“Worth considering if your developers use a mixture of macOS, Linux and Windows and you don't want to build your identity setup around Microsoft or Google.”
“- Centralized user directory.”
“- SSO.”
“- Device management.”
“- User lifecycle management.”
“- Access policies across different systems.”
“I'd avoid buying Okta, SailPoint or a large identity governance platform at this stage unless you have specific requirements that justify the additional complexity.”
“I'd avoid buying Okta, SailPoint or a large identity governance platform at this stage unless you have specific requirements that justify the additional complexity.”
“Identity provider | Central login and access control | Microsoft Entra ID or Google Workspace”
“- Familiar administration interface.”
“- Centralized employee identities.”
“- SSO integrations.”
“- Group-based access management.”
“- Device and security management options.”
“Building your own IAM: Don't introduce Keycloak or another self-hosted identity platform unless you have a specific technical requirement.”
“It creates another system to patch, monitor and maintain.”
“Password manager | Shared credentials, secrets and MFA | 1Password Business”
“- Shared team vaults.”
“- Group-based permissions.”
“- Secure credential sharing.”
“- Developer secrets management.”
“- Automated provisioning through identity providers.”
“- User suspension and access revocation.”
“Source code | GitHub with enforced SSO”
“GitHub Enterprise Cloud supports SAML SSO and SCIM provisioning.”
“Device management | Intune or existing MDM”
“Developer secrets | AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault or equivalent”
“Developer secrets | AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault or equivalent”
“Best if you already use Microsoft 365, Windows, Azure or Microsoft security products.”
“Microsoft 365 Business Premium is particularly worth considering because it includes Entra ID P1 capabilities, including Conditional Access.”
“Microsoft 365 Business Premium is particularly worth considering because it includes Entra ID P1 capabilities, including Conditional Access.”
“Week 2 | Connect GitHub, cloud platforms, Slack and other important SaaS apps | 2–3 days”