THE VIDEO LIBRARY
Make the pieces
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Clear explanations of the systems behind sign-ins, access, and account security. Choose a topic below and watch the full video on YouTube.
ACCOUNT LIFECYCLE · 10 MIN
Joiners, Movers, Leavers & SCIM
What happens to access when someone joins, changes jobs, or leaves? Follow the lifecycle and see where SCIM fits.
AUTHENTICATION · 13 MIN
What Is Kerberos?
Understand tickets, trusted services, and how one sign-in can open the right doors.
SINGLE SIGN-ON · 12 MIN
SAML vs OpenID Connect
Two common ways to connect sign-ins. Learn what each does and how the pieces fit together.
ACCESS CONTROL · 11 MIN
Roles, Groups & Permissions
Connect the dots between who someone is, the groups they belong to, and what they can do.
ACCOUNT SECURITY · 18 MIN
What Is MFA?
Explore the different authentication factors and why a second step can make a real difference.
AUTHORIZATION · 11 MIN
Why OAuth Is Not Authentication
Separate permission to access a resource from proof of who you are.
DIRECTORIES · 14 MIN
What Is LDAP?
See how applications ask a directory for information—and why LDAP is not the directory itself.
NOT SURE WHERE TO START?
Follow the connections.
Start with SAML vs OpenID Connect, then explore OAuth and MFA. Move on to LDAP, Kerberos, and access control to see how identity works across different systems.
Finally, joiners, movers, leavers, and SCIM bring the account lifecycle into the picture.
A QUICK REFERENCE
Four ideas worth keeping straight.
Authentication
How a system checks that you are who you claim to be.
Authorization
How a system decides which actions and resources you may access.
Federation
How systems trust identity information from another system.
Provisioning
How accounts and access are created, updated, and removed.
KEEP LEARNING
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