IAM Insights: Identity, Access Management, Security and Compliance
Practical guides, analysis and best practices on Identity and Access Management (IAM): authentication and IAM login, Single Sign-On (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), Zero Trust and access governance. We help European enterprises in regulated sectors—finance, healthcare, public administration and energy—stay compliant with GDPR, NIS2 and ISO 27001 while keeping personal data inside their own tenant.
IAM Insights: Identity, Access Management,
IAM cost with tens of thousands of users
Three pricing models compared, explicit arithmetic at 10,000, 25,000, 50,000 and 100,000 users, the hidden multipliers and the real cost of self-hosting.
Migrating from self-hosted Keycloak to managed IAM
What 'without losing users' really means, three migration strategies compared, the Keycloak concept map, the phased plan with rollback and an honest chapter on credentials.
Access logs for ISO 27001 and SIEM integration
Which Annex A controls require which events, the fields every record must carry, retention, integrity and the correlation rules to enable in the SIEM.
Auth vendors that cannot read your users' passwords
Yes, but the difference is not hashing: it is which functions the system does not have. Eight verification questions, the Argon2 parameters that matter and a matrix of what an administrator can really do.
User provisioning via REST API and SDK: the guide
Joiner-mover-leaver in practice: REST endpoints, idempotency, signed webhooks, periodic reconciliation, orphan accounts and testing. With TypeScript, .NET and plain REST examples.
Multi-tenant authentication for B2B SaaS: the guide
Tenant model, tenant resolution, per-customer SSO federation, white-label, cryptographic isolation and onboarding: the decisions that determine what your next enterprise customer will cost you.
TOTP 2FA and conditional access for internal apps
How TOTP (RFC 6238) actually works, how to design enrollment, recovery and conditional access policies per project and per role, with a rollout plan and a platform comparison.
SSO with SAML 2.0 and OIDC: Entra ID, Google Workspace
A complete implementation guide: identity broker, app registration, OIDC and SAML 2.0 federation to Entra ID and Google Workspace, claim mapping, revocation and testing.
What is Zero Trust: model, principles and how to apply it
What the Zero Trust model is ("never trust, always verify"), its key principles, the role of identity, MFA and least privilege, and how to apply it with an IAM platform.
What is MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) and an MFA code
What multi-factor authentication (MFA) is, how it works, the three authentication factors, the methods (app, passkey, token, SMS), adaptive MFA and why it's now a security and compliance requirement.
AI agent governance: guardrails and non-human identity (NHI)
AI agents act autonomously on enterprise systems: without their own identity and explicit guardrails they become a risk. A practical guide to non-human identity (NHI) governance — per-agent identity, least scope, real-time revocation and audit.
Keycloak self-hosted vs managed IAM: TCO and risks
Self-host Keycloak or adopt a managed IAM? A comparison of TCO, operational risks, security and compliance to make an informed build-vs-buy decision.
OAuth 2.0 vs OIDC vs SAML: Differences and When to Use Each
Differences between OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC) and SAML: what they are for, when to choose each protocol and how to integrate them with LoginMaster (SDK, REST API, SSO).
Enterprise SSO for External Users Without Entra ID Licenses
How to use LoginMaster as a central SSO to give external users dedicated accounts, without consuming Microsoft Entra ID or Google Workspace licenses, with secure self-service onboarding.
2FA vs MFA: Differences, Examples and When to Use Each
2FA vs MFA explained: the difference between two-factor and multi-factor authentication, the three authentication factors, NIS2 requirements and when to use each without added friction.
SSO (Single Sign-On): What It Is, How It Works, SAML vs OIDC
What Single Sign-On (SSO) is, how it works (SAML, OpenID Connect), its security and productivity benefits, and why it should always be paired with MFA.
What is IAM (Identity and Access Management): Full Guide
What Identity and Access Management is, what it's for, the key components (authentication, authorization, provisioning, SSO, MFA), and how to choose an IAM platform.
NIS2 and Access Management: Requirements & Checklist
The NIS2 directive mandates concrete measures on authentication, access control, and traceability. Here is what it means in practice for Identity and Access Management and how to align.
European Auth0 & Okta Alternative: GDPR-Compliant IAM (2026)
Looking for a European alternative to Auth0 and Okta? Compare GDPR compliance, data sovereignty and per-tenant pricing (unlimited users) before you migrate your IAM.
European IAM & Data Sovereignty: Where Identities Live
What data sovereignty means for Identity and Access Management, and why a European IAM that keeps data inside the customer Tenant lowers regulatory risk compared to US platforms.