The fundamentals of IAM Authentication

Given the first word in IAM is Identity, the process of proving that the identity is real is probably the most importing and fundamental of all of the five pillars of IAM. Without this accurate verification all of the other pillars are on very shaky foundations.

IAM Pillars

Identity and Access Management has been around since the dawn of computers. In the early days it was about creating credentials physically on computers. Unfortunately, we are no longer in the good old days when beef burgers tasted like beef and pop music was better.
Times have changed but what are the fundamentals now of a good IAM solution, what functionality is required.