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We publish what we learn, the same instinct that leads us to ship our source code. No gated downloads, no thought leadership theatre. Writing on agentic AI governance, the EU AI Act and identity as the control plane.
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IAM (Identity and Access Management)
What it is: Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a framework of policies, technologies, and processes used to authenticate and...

Ajit Gupta
Aug 12, 20201 min read


CIAM (Customer Identity and Access Management)
What it is: Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) is a specialized branch of IAM designed to manage and secure external user identities at scale. CIAM platforms handle authentication, authorization, credential management, and consent for millions of customers, often through protocols such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and FIDO2. Unlike workforce IAM, CIAM is built to provide seamless, secure customer experiences across web, mobile, and API-driven channels. Why it mat

Ajit Gupta
Aug 12, 20201 min read


eKYC (Electronic Know Your Customer)
What it is: eKYC stands for Electronic Know Your Customer, a digital process used to verify the identity of customers remotely using electronic documents, biometrics, and automated checks. It replaces traditional in-person verification with online workflows that combine government-issued IDs, facial recognition, and liveness detection. In modern CIAM and IAM systems, eKYC plays a critical role in secure digital onboarding for customers, partners, and workforce users. Why it m

Ajit Gupta
Aug 12, 20201 min read


How our Accelerators can enable you to upgrade your End of Life ForgeRock, economically!
If this is daunting for you, or you are worried about budget/expertise, then Midships can support your upgrade using our low-cost...

Ajit Gupta
May 20, 20203 min read


Configuring Passwordless Biometric Authentication on ForgeRock
For this blog, I am sharing my experience of deploying #ForgeRock #accessmanager to provide a #Passwordless experience using #biometrics....

Juan Redondo
May 13, 20204 min read


How to keep your ForgeRock configuration secure when deploying to Kubernetes
For my second blog, I thought it might be interesting to address the problem of how to keep your #ForgeRock configuration secure when...

Juan Redondo
Apr 22, 20202 min read


Deploying a Highly Available ForgeRock Stack on Kubernetes
For this blog, I am sharing my experience of deploying #ForgeRock #accessmanager and #directoryservices in a highly available manner onto...

Juan Redondo
Apr 22, 20203 min read


So you want to deploy the ForgeRock User Store on Kubernetes?
This post is aimed at #ForgeRock practitioners who are deploying the user store on #Kubernetes. ForgeRock's advice currently recommends:...

Ajit Gupta
Apr 18, 20203 min read


Backup your containerised ForgeRock User Store reliably today!
This is my first blog and is aimed at any ForgeRock SMEs looking to deploy Directory Services on Kubernetes , and providing instructions...

Juan Redondo
Apr 18, 20204 min read
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Practitioner writing on agentic AI governance, the EU AI Act and identity as the control plane, from the people doing the work.
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