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Dynamic Authorization
All articles Playing by the book: Authorization
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
While enterprises are acknowledging the importance of authorization, there is still a lack of understanding of what authorization really is.While enterprises are acknowledging the importance of authorization, there is still a lack of understanding of what authorization really is.
Read the article Role-based Access Control (RBAC)
The cost of role explosion
Wednesday, May 31st, 2023
What is role explosion and how do so many customers inevitably find themselves drowning in these roles? Learn how ABAC can be your life raft.
Read the article Dynamic Authorization
Authorization can empower your enterprise…really
Thursday, December 8th, 2022
Why it's critical to empower enterprise teams to adopt a scalable, flexible, & modern approach to authorization, supporting a Zero Trust strategy.
Read the article Access Control
Perspectives on Authorization in 2024 with Babak Sadighi
Tuesday, December 5th, 2023
Babak Sadighi discusses some access control highlights in 2023 and what his predictions are for access control and authorization in 2024.
Read the article Access Control
What can the travel industry do to prevent another Southwest outage
Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
The holiday season is one of the busiest travel times each year. As traveling picks up, organizations must prioritize modernizing their cybersecurity strategy.
Read the article Access Control
Ten years after the Target breach: Why retailers need authorization as breaches persist
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023
The retail industry is falling behind when it comes to cybersecurity. Retailers are worse off now ten years after the Target breach.
Read the article Access Control
What is cloud-native authorization and why should I care?
Monday, November 20th, 2023
Cloud-native software is a priority for enterprises. Learn what the biggest challenge along the cloud-native authorization journey and how to solve it.
Read the article Access Control
Playbook drilldown: Deployment methodology
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
We’ve pulled together a few questions we often ask that identify core priorities for a policy-driven authorization deployment.
Read the article Access Control
How authorization enables a successful customer experience
Monday, November 13th, 2023
Learn the top five outcomes we typically hear from enterprises about how their modern approach to access improves customer experience.
Read the article Access Control
What are two common misconceptions around cloud-native authorization?
Thursday, November 9th, 2023
With any type of technology, there are misconceptions out there around cloud-native authorization. We tackle two misconceptions and uncover the truth.
Read the article Access Control
What are the key components of a Zero Trust approach?
Monday, November 6th, 2023
Learn about the key components of a Zero Trust approach, which addresses the need for a modern approach to your cybersecurity strategy.
Read the article Access Control
What is policy-as-code and why should I care?
Friday, November 3rd, 2023
Discover how our simplified ALFA policy language makes policy creation accessible to everyone, not just developers.
Read the article ABAC
Policy-driven authorization and the U.S. Federal Government
Thursday, November 2nd, 2023
Learn three reasons why federal agencies should consider policy-driven authorization to help them modernize their approach to access control.
Read the article Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)
Playing by the book: Authorization
Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
While enterprises are acknowledging the importance of authorization, there is still a lack of understanding of what authorization really is.
Read the article ABAC
ABAC plays a crucial role in ensuring compliant release of Export-controlled information
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
Let's explore the significance of ABAC in ensuring the compliant release of export-controlled information.
Read the article Access Control
Consumers don’t blur the line between identity and cybersecurity, so why should an enterprise?
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
As cybersecurity enterprises increasingly acquire those focused on identity, there's a convergence accelerating between security & identity.
Read the article Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)
Bridging the gap with generative AI
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023
Policy Companion uses generative AI to help users who are unfamiliar with creating policies feel confident about policy design.
Read the article Access Control
Q&A: Authorization in 20 years – what will change?
Wednesday, October 18th, 2023
Chief Technology Officer, David Brossard, and founder & Head of Strategy, Babak Sadighi, discuss the next 20 years of authorization.
Read the article XACML
Does the JSON profile for XACML support MDP?
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
Axiomatics also supports the JSON over REST authorization interface on its PDPs, providing XACML support for MDP. Learn how.
Read the article Access Control
Optimizing existing identity investments
Tuesday, October 10th, 2023
Many enterpises are putting in their time and resources in all of the right investments, but how can you optimize those existing investments?
Read the article ALFA
What’s the difference between policy target and rule target in ALFA?
Monday, October 9th, 2023
Learn how you can use ALFA to specify a Target in both a Policy and a Rule, addressing a common question using XACML.
Read the article Access Control
Why does an API gateway need authorization?
Thursday, October 5th, 2023
To understand why an API gateway needs authorization, we must understand what an API gateway is used for to see why authorization is needed.
Read the article Access Control
Q&A: Babak Sadighi, David Brossard on 20 years of access control and authorization
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023
Our founder and CTO each reflect on twenty years of access control and authorization, and address some ongoing challenges moving ahead.
Read the article Access Control
Ten years of ALFA. Wait…what?
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023
The evolution of access control has significantly changed. With more than a decade of ALFA, let’s take a look back at its history.
Read the article Access Control
My recent vacation had a lot to do with authorization…seriously!
Monday, October 2nd, 2023
Authorization can be found in your everyday life and yes--even on vacation! The problem is that it’s done wrong almost everywhere.
Read the article Access Control
Centralization vs. decentralization in authorization
Friday, September 29th, 2023
Which should your enterprise choose? What do they mean? Which is better? We share some insight on centralization versus decentralization.
Read the article Access Control
Authorization as part of a customer identity and access management (CIAM) strategy
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
What is CIAM? How does Axiomatics combine it with authorization and authentication in order to create the best user experience?
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