Authentication Revolution using Bring Your Own Identity

With the growing acceptance of cloud-based services, it is becoming less important where an identity
access management (IAM) system actually resides. Proponents of BYOID maintain that traditional identity
provisioning is no longer necessary and allowing a third party to assume the security, privacy and compliance
burdens associated with IAM reduces administrative overhead, simplifies data management and lowers storage
costs. Adversaries warn that BYOID has too many risks, including the potential for compromised identities and
identity theft. In the enterprise, BYOID may be called identity as a service (IDaaS). IDaaS for the enterprise is
typically purchased as a subscription-based managed service that provides subscribers with role-based access to
specific applications or virtualized desktops through a secure portal.