Dynamically Speaking: The Axiomatics Podcast

David and Emme are joined by Mark Berg, Principal Architect at Axiomatics, for a recap of his time at FIDO Alliance’s Authenticate - from his ALFA masterclass to a panel discussion on the future of authorization. They also dive into David’s sessions and key takeaways from Identity Day and the Nordic APIs Platform Summit in Stockholm.

In this episode:

• Highlights from FIDO Alliance’s Authenticate
• Recap of Identity Day and Nordic APIs Platform Summit in Stockholm

Learn more:

• Mark’s Authenticate sessions
• David’s Nordic API Platform Summit sessions
• Enforcement strategies: When PEPs aren’t enough
• Come visit us at Gartner IAM in December 2025

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Your hosts
Emme Reichert, Marketing Manager
David Brossard, Chief Technology Officer

Connect with us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiomatics
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@axiomatics

Learn more about our policy-driven authorization solution
Our solution: https://axiomatics.com/solutions
Book a demo: https://axiomatics.com/demo
Contact us: https://axiomatics.com/contact-us

About Axiomatics
Axiomatics is the originator and leading provider of runtime, fine-grained authorization delivered with attribute-based access control (ABAC) for applications, data, APIs, and microservices. The company’s Orchestrated Authorization strategy enables enterprises to effectively and efficiently connect Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to critical security implementations, such as Zero Trust or identity-first security. The world’s largest enterprises and government agencies continually depend on Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to share sensitive, valuable, and regulated digital assets – but only to authorized users and in the right context. Please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube to learn more.

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David and Emme welcome Mark Fussell (Co-founder of Dapr and the CEO of Diagrid) on this episode of Dynamically Speaking! The group dives into the origin story of Dapr, how it fits into the cloud-native ecosystem, and why it matters for developers building modern, distributed applications. They also touch on Dapr’s relationship with CNCF, open standards collaboration, and how AI and agentic frameworks are shaping the future of secure, usable app architectures.

In this episode:

• The evolution of Dapr and Mark’s journey from Microsoft to leading Diagrid
• The role of CNCF and open standards in advancing innovation
• How Dapr intersects with today’s hottest IAM and security topics

Our special guest:

• Mark Fussell, Co-founder of Dapr and the CEO of Diagrid - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfussell/ 

Learn more:

• Dapr’s Documentation
• Zero Trust with Dapr
• OAuth in MCP

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Your hosts
Emme Reichert, Marketing Manager
David Brossard, Chief Technology Officer

Connect with us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiomatics
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@axiomatics

Learn more about our policy-driven authorization solution
Our solution: https://axiomatics.com/solutions
Book a demo: https://axiomatics.com/demo
Contact us: https://axiomatics.com/contact-us

About Axiomatics
Axiomatics is the originator and leading provider of runtime, fine-grained authorization delivered with attribute-based access control (ABAC) for applications, data, APIs, and microservices. The company’s Orchestrated Authorization strategy enables enterprises to effectively and efficiently connect Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to critical security implementations, such as Zero Trust or identity-first security. The world’s largest enterprises and government agencies continually depend on Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to share sensitive, valuable, and regulated digital assets – but only to authorized users and in the right context. Please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube to learn more.

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Emme and David welcome Roland Baum (Founder, umbrella.associates GmbH) and Gerry Gebel (VP Product & Standards, Strata Identity), live from Identiverse25 in Las Vegas! The gang talks about this year's event and the hot topics and panel sessions, what vendors are saying, and what they are seeing in the market.

In this episode:

• Hot topics at Identiverse this year
• What’s happening with AuthZEN at Identiverse
• What they’re seeing in the IAM/cybersecurity market

Our special guests:

Roland Baum, Founder, umbrella.associates GmbH  -  https://www.umbrella.associates/ (00:50 - 25:03)

Gerry Gebel, VP Product & Standards, Strata Identity - https://www.strata.io/ (25:05 - 54:48)

Learn more: 

• AuthZEN Working Group
• Visit us at Identiverse next year
• State of Authorization: Playbook Edition

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Your hosts
Emme Reichert, Marketing Manager
David Brossard, Chief Technology Officer

Connect with us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiomatics
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@axiomatics

Learn more about our policy-driven authorization solution
Our solution: https://axiomatics.com/solutions
Book a demo: https://axiomatics.com/demo
Contact us: https://axiomatics.com/contact-us

About Axiomatics
Axiomatics is the originator and leading provider of runtime, fine-grained authorization delivered with attribute-based access control (ABAC) for applications, data, APIs, and microservices. The company’s Orchestrated Authorization strategy enables enterprises to effectively and efficiently connect Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to critical security implementations, such as Zero Trust or identity-first security. The world’s largest enterprises and government agencies continually depend on Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to share sensitive, valuable, and regulated digital assets – but only to authorized users and in the right context. Please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube to learn more.

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David and Emme are joined by Mark Berg, Principal Architect at Axiomatics, for a hands-on episode of Dynamically Speaking! In this special installment, the trio dives into the practical side of policy creation using Abbreviated Language for Authorization (ALFA). Whether you're new to ALFA or looking to sharpen your skills, this episode offers a visual, step-by-step walkthrough of how to author policies effectively. Be sure to follow along with the accompanying visual demo available on our YouTube channel.

In this episode:

• A visual demo of how to write policies in ALFA
• Practical tips & tricks for crafting efficient, scalable ALFA policies
• Real-world insights from a seasoned architect on policy best practices 

See it on YouTube (video begins at 3:40).

Learn more: 

• What is ALFA?
• 10 rules to successful policy authoring
• How can I use policy references in ALFA?
• What’s the difference between policy target and rule target in ALFA?

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Your hosts
Emme Reichert, Marketing Manager
David Brossard, Chief Technology Officer

Connect with us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiomatics
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@axiomatics

Learn more about our policy-driven authorization solution
Our solution: https://axiomatics.com/solutions
Book a demo: https://axiomatics.com/demo
Contact us: https://axiomatics.com/contact-us

About Axiomatics
Axiomatics is the originator and leading provider of runtime, fine-grained authorization delivered with attribute-based access control (ABAC) for applications, data, APIs, and microservices. The company’s Orchestrated Authorization strategy enables enterprises to effectively and efficiently connect Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to critical security implementations, such as Zero Trust or identity-first security. The world’s largest enterprises and government agencies continually depend on Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to share sensitive, valuable, and regulated digital assets – but only to authorized users and in the right context. Please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube to learn more.

Text us your comments or questions on this episode

David and Emme welcome Jacob Ideskog (CTO, Curity) on this special episode of Dynamically Speaking! The gang talks about how Axiomatics and Curity work together, Neo-Security Architecture, and what people can expect at our upcoming joint event on March 26th in London.

In this episode: 

• What is Neo-Security Architecture?
• Why is API security so important?
• Why do standards matter?

Our special guest:

Jacob Ideskog, CTO, Curity  -  https://curity.io/ 

Jacob is an Identity Specialist and CTO at Curity. Most of his time is spent working with security solutions in the API and Web space. He has worked with both designing and implementing OAuth and OpenID Connect solutions for large enterprise deployments as well as small startups.

Learn more: 

• Join us and Curity in London on March 26, 2025
• Introducing the Neo-Security Architecture

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Your hosts
Emme Reichert, Marketing Manager
David Brossard, Chief Technology Officer

Connect with us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiomatics
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@axiomatics

Learn more about our policy-driven authorization solution
Our solution: https://axiomatics.com/solutions
Book a demo: https://axiomatics.com/demo
Contact us: https://axiomatics.com/contact-us

About Axiomatics
Axiomatics is the originator and leading provider of runtime, fine-grained authorization delivered with attribute-based access control (ABAC) for applications, data, APIs, and microservices. The company’s Orchestrated Authorization strategy enables enterprises to effectively and efficiently connect Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to critical security implementations, such as Zero Trust or identity-first security. The world’s largest enterprises and government agencies continually depend on Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to share sensitive, valuable, and regulated digital assets – but only to authorized users and in the right context. Please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube to learn more.

Text us your comments or questions on this episode

David & Emme look ahead to the Gartner IAM summit in London comparing it with the past agenda from the summit in North America. They look into insights around authorization that came out of the summit in Dallas and what they expect to see over in Europe.

In this episode, they cover: 

• Authorization insights from the Gartner IAM Summit in North America
• What is expected at Gartner IAM EMEA
• A special event YOU can attend that they’re hosting with Curity

Learn more: 

• Join us and Curity in London on March 26, 2025
• Gartner IAM EMEA Agenda
• Gartner IAM Texas 2024 recap with David Brossard and Matt Luckett

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Your hosts
Emme Reichert, Marketing Manager
David Brossard, Chief Technology Officer

Connect with us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiomatics
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@axiomatics

Learn more about our policy-driven authorization solution
Our solution: https://axiomatics.com/solutions
Book a demo: https://axiomatics.com/demo
Contact us: https://axiomatics.com/contact-us

About Axiomatics
Axiomatics is the originator and leading provider of runtime, fine-grained authorization delivered with attribute-based access control (ABAC) for applications, data, APIs, and microservices. The company’s Orchestrated Authorization strategy enables enterprises to effectively and efficiently connect Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to critical security implementations, such as Zero Trust or identity-first security. The world’s largest enterprises and government agencies continually depend on Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to share sensitive, valuable, and regulated digital assets – but only to authorized users and in the right context. Please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube to learn more.

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David and Emme take a deep dive into the must attend sessions at Gartner IAM in Grapevine, Texas that relate to authorization. We can’t wait to see you there!

In this episode: 

• Look at sessions relating to authorization at Gartner IAM Texas
• Look ahead to AuthZEN working group’s interops at Gartner IAM London

And more!

Learn more

• Authorization Agenda Overview of Gartner IAM
• FULL Gartner IAM Texas Agenda
• Axiomatics Speaking Sessions at Gartner
• Barbecue-Based Access Control: Authorization Community Hangout

Your hosts
Emme Reichert, Marketing Manager
David Brossard, Chief Technology Officer

Connect with us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiomatics
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@axiomatics

Learn more about our policy-driven authorization solution
Our solution: https://axiomatics.com/solutions
Book a demo: https://axiomatics.com/demo
Contact us: https://axiomatics.com/contact-us

About Axiomatics
Axiomatics is the originator and leading provider of runtime, fine-grained authorization delivered with attribute-based access control (ABAC) for applications, data, APIs, and microservices. The company’s Orchestrated Authorization strategy enables enterprises to effectively and efficiently connect Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to critical security implementations, such as Zero Trust or identity-first security. The world’s largest enterprises and government agencies continually depend on Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to share sensitive, valuable, and regulated digital assets – but only to authorized users and in the right context. Please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube to learn more.

Text us your comments or questions on this episode

Kelly and David welcomes Gerry Gebel (VP Product & Standards, Strata) and Eve Maler (Founder, Venn Factory), live from Identiverse24 in Las Vegas! The gang talks about this year's event and the hot topics and panel sessions, what vendors are saying, and what the authorization landscape might look like when we're all back next year.

Many thanks to Mike Leszcz of the OpenID Foundation for lending us a room to record!

In this episode: 

• What vendors and customers are looking for in API integrations and features. 
• Developments at the AuthZEN Working Group and within the developer community, including Substack.
• Predictions on where authorization is headed - and how we get there. 

Our special guests
Gerry Gebel,  VP Product & Standards, Strata  -  https://strata.io
Eve Maler,  Founder, Venn Factory -  https://vennfactory.com

Your hosts
Kelly O'Dwyer-Manuel, VP Brand & Communications
David Brossard, Chief Technology Officer

Connect with us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiomatics
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@axiomatics

Learn more about our policy-driven authorization solution
Our solution: https://axiomatics.com/solutions
Book a demo: https://axiomatics.com/demo
Contact us: https://axiomatics.com/contact-us

About Axiomatics
Axiomatics is the originator and leading provider of runtime, fine-grained authorization delivered with attribute-based access control (ABAC) for applications, data, APIs, and microservices. The company’s Orchestrated Authorization strategy enables enterprises to effectively and efficiently connect Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to critical security implementations, such as Zero Trust or identity-first security. The world’s largest enterprises and government agencies continually depend on Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to share sensitive, valuable, and regulated digital assets – but only to authorized users and in the right context. Please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube to learn more.

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Kelly & David talk about the past, present, and future of ALFA (Abbreviated Language for Authorization) and how enterprise can approach it in adopting a purpose-built, fine-grained authorization strategy that streamlines policy management that's highly-structured and compliance-driven.

In this episode: 

• The ALFA origin story and the developer community's reception. 
• OPA, Rego, or ALFA...does it matter which one you use? 
• The future of ALFA in an fast-evolving authorization landscape. 

..all that and more!

Learn more about ALFA: 

• What is ALFA (and how it works with ABAC)
• ALFA Guide 
• AuthZEN Working Group  
• Ten years of ALFA. Wait...what?  
• Is ALFA a part of the OASIS XACML Technical Committee series of standards? 

Your hosts
Kelly O'Dwyer-Manuel, VP Brand & Communications
David Brossard, Chief Technology Officer

Connect with us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiomatics
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@axiomatics

Learn more about our policy-driven authorization solution
Our solution: https://axiomatics.com/solutions
Book a demo: https://axiomatics.com/demo
Contact us: https://axiomatics.com/contact-us

About Axiomatics
Axiomatics is the originator and leading provider of runtime, fine-grained authorization delivered with attribute-based access control (ABAC) for applications, data, APIs, and microservices. The company’s Orchestrated Authorization strategy enables enterprises to effectively and efficiently connect Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to critical security implementations, such as Zero Trust or identity-first security. The world’s largest enterprises and government agencies continually depend on Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to share sensitive, valuable, and regulated digital assets – but only to authorized users and in the right context. Please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube to learn more.

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Kelly & David take a deep dive into APIs and how policy-driven authorization can help your enterprise solve many of the challenges in addressing API access and security risks to help developers and auditors mitigate those risks with confidence. 

In this episode: 

• Spring cleaning your APIs 
• David's insights from the Nordic API Summit  
• The evolving approach to addressing API threat risks 
• How fine-grained authorization adds extra protection to APIs 

..all that and more!

David's Nordic API conference presentation: https://bit.ly/apiauthz 

Your hosts
Kelly O'Dwyer-Manuel, VP Brand & Communications
David Brossard, Chief Technology Officer

Connect with us
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axiomatics
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@axiomatics

Learn more about our policy-driven authorization solution
Our solution: https://axiomatics.com/solutions 
Book a demo: https://axiomatics.com/demo 
Contact us: https://axiomatics.com/contact-us

About Axiomatics
Axiomatics is the originator and leading provider of runtime, fine-grained authorization delivered with attribute-based access control (ABAC) for applications, data, APIs, and microservices. The company’s Orchestrated Authorization strategy enables enterprises to effectively and efficiently connect Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to critical security implementations, such as Zero Trust or identity-first security. The world’s largest enterprises and government agencies continually depend on Axiomatics’ award-winning authorization platform to share sensitive, valuable, and regulated digital assets – but only to authorized users and in the right context. Please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube to learn more.

Text us your comments or questions on this episode