Earning Trust in Identity at Scale
summary
Argues for a flexible centralized identity platform on the platform team that supports Amazon Cognito and AWS identity Center while letting lines of business configure risk and UX, and reports growing internal adoption of Fido 502 (passkeys) alongside legacy MFA (SMS, TOTP, hardware keys). Describes building a single, patchable tech stack plus a cultural program of two pizza teams with embedded security guardians to enforce guardrails; outcome is fewer bespoke identity silos and increasing FIDO2 uptake, with multi-device credentials still experimental.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Welcome and introduction
- 2:30Amazon’s unique culture
- 5:17Centralizing identity at AWS
- 8:06Balancing security and flexibility
- 13:03Diverse customer needs
- 16:32Cultural investment in security
- 19:44Scaling security mindset
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