#361 - Identiverse 2025 - Sean O'Dell on Harnessing CAEP Abilities with Event-Driven Identity

In this episode of the Identity at the Center Podcast, hosts Jeff and Jim discuss highlights from Identiverse 2025, featuring special guest Sean O'Dell from The Walt Disney Company. They reflect on the importance of continuous identity management, event-driven architecture, and AI in identity and access management (IAM). The conversation covers a range of topics, including insights from the CAEP (continuous access evaluation profile) panel, adoption of the shared signals framework (SSF), and the evolution of identity verification. Tune in for a deep dive into the future of IAM and thoughtful reflections on key industry trends and practices.00:00 Introduction and Greetings00:05 Acknowledgements and Thanks00:23 Conference Highlights and Listener Feedback01:36 Introducing the Guest Speaker: Sean O'Dell01:48 Sean O'Dell's Role and Responsibilities02:35 Panel Discussion Recap: Event-Driven Identity Management03:29 Audience Engagement and Technical Questions04:34 Continuous Identity and Security Paradigms09:19 Federated Policies and Signal Integration19:28 Privacy Sharing and Anonymity20:25 Vendor Adoption and Keynotes21:28 AI and Data Readiness22:26 Non-Human Identities vs. Workload IAM26:25 Continuous Authentication and Identity28:12 Shared Signals Framework and Device Management31:34 Vendor Solutions and Identity Verification34:58 Panel Reflections and Moderation InsightsConnect with Sean: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanodentity/Learn more about CAEP: https://caep.dev/Connect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.com