Vittorio Ciabatti
The perimeterhas dissolved.
Identity SecurityArchitecture
I design Identity Security architectures for complex enterprise environments with a vendor-aware, vendor-neutral approach.
Identity becomes
the control plane.
01 — Identity fabric
Security no longer begins at the boundary.
It begins with a relationship: who or what is requesting access, under which context, governed by which policy.
02 — Capabilities
Controls built on relationships.
Authentication, authorization, governance, and privilege are not isolated products. They are connected decisions that must remain understandable and operable.
- 01
- Authentication
- Sign-in flows, context-aware MFA, passwordless, and federation.
- Okta / Entra ID / Ping Identity
- 02
- Authorization
- Access policy combining identity, resource, context, and risk.
- Conditional Access / Zero Trust
- 03
- Governance
- Lifecycle, access reviews, and identity control across complex environments.
- Okta / Entra ID / SailPoint
- 04
- CIAM
- B2B and B2C architecture for digital access, partners, and customer journeys.
- Adaptive MFA / Federation
- 05
- Automation
- Repeatable provisioning, configuration, and control of Identity infrastructure.
- Terraform / Docker / Ansible
03 — Portfolio
Decisions that hold at scale.
Four anonymized case studies: scale, architecture decision, control model, and outcome—with no generic project theatre.
Portfolio readout
Migration, workforce identity, CIAM, and governance: four distinct problems, one control discipline.
- Identities migrated
- 30,000+
- Countries on one lifecycle model
- 15
- Integrated SaaS applications
- 500+
- Identity contexts
- B2B / B2C / WORKFORCE
- Migration strategy
- Lifecycle automation
- Authentication readiness
Enterprise identity consolidation
Migration of more than 10,000 identities from a legacy IdP to Microsoft 365, with automated provisioning and a zero-downtime cutover.
- SSO
- Lifecycle automation
- SaaS provisioning
Global workforce SSO and automation
Okta Workforce Identity Cloud architecture for an international fashion company: lifecycle automation across 15 countries and provisioning to 500+ SaaS applications.
- CIAM
- Adaptive MFA
- Federation
CIAM platform for the cruise sector
Dual-tenant B2B and B2C CIAM architecture for guest portals and partner integrations, with adaptive MFA and fraud detection.
- Permission analysis
- Access reviews
- Policy enforcement
Unstructured data governance
SailPoint File Access Manager programs for permission analysis and governance across file servers, automated access reviews, and policy enforcement.
What the portfolio demonstrates
The ability to connect authoritative sources, lifecycle, policy, and operations into Identity architectures that remain explainable and operable.
Discuss the work↘04 — Evidence
Technology in context. Credentials as proof.
Infrastructure and automation
Tools in service of control.
- Terraform IaC
- Docker Containerization
- Ansible Configuration
Verified credentials
Evidence, not decoration.
- Okta Certified Consultant Okta
- Okta Certified Developer Okta
- Thales OneWelcome Advanced Engineer Thales
05 — Signals
Signals in the noise.
Identity Security, architecture, AI, systems, and humans: a map of ideas, not a feed.
06 — Contact
Start a technical conversation.
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