Identity Summit 2015: Aol Case Study. Multi-Tenancy in the Enterprise.

MULTI-TENANCY IN THE ENTERPRISEAN AOL CASE STUDY

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CULTURE AND CODE


ACQUISITIONS


AOL: A COMPANY OF BRANDS

ADVERTISING CONTENT MEMBERSHIP

EXAMPLE: AOL CORP

• Specialized corp password policy• Highly integrated with

onboarding/offboarding process• Leverages identity data store external

to identity system• Branded identity management UI


EXAMPLE: AOL ADVERTISING

• Support external customers• Different password policy requirements• Roles and access control


LET THE EXPERTS BE EXPERTS!

• A brand needs to remain laser-focused on its product

• Identity management requires a focused skillset



SECURITYTHREATS

SECURITY THREATS ON THE RISE

• Over the last 10 years the number of data breaches has been steadily growing

• An astounding 43% of companies in the US were hit by a data breach, according to a 2014 study by Experian and Ponemon – a 10% increase from the previous year


http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/worlds-biggest-data-breaches-hacks/

SECURITY ATTACKS CONSTANTLY CHANGING

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SOPHISTICATED NATION-STATE

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CONTENT BREACH


GONE ARE THE DAYS OFFAIL-SAFE FIREWALLS“ “

BENEFITS OF A CENTRAL IDENTITY SYSTEM

• Maximize specific skill sets• Protect critical enterprise assets• Enhance security• Provide autonomy and customization



THE SOLUTION

MULTI-TENANT SOLUTION

• Standards Based (OpenID Connect & OAuth2)

• Single-Sign-On only within a Tenant• Self-Provisioning Tools• Dynamic risk-based security protections


DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY: DEVOPS


Automated Tests

Continuous Security Testing

Monitor and Alarm

Dynamic Provisioning of

Test Environments

A/BDeployment

Strategy

Source Quality Gates

PUBLIC CLOUD DEPLOYMENT

• Encryption of data at rest• Risk-based security protections• API Authorization (PKI-based)


ARCHITECTURE DIAGRAM


FEATURES AND BENEFITS


• Customizable workflows for partners• Cost effective and quick-to-market

customer onboarding• Automated provisioning capabilities• End-user and admin email notifications• Dashboard for partners to track

registrations and AuthN/AuthZ requests• Enhanced audit controls

CHALLENGES• Tools to simplify standard deployments• Authorized access to on-premise Identity

stores (e.g. brand specific Active Directory)• Self-provisioning tools that support

necessary roles within the multi-tenant ecosystem

• Federations between tenants and/or consumer facing systems

• Registration fraud (when self-provisioning allowed)

• Securing data access in multi-tenant deployment


Q&A


Identity Summit 2015: Aol Case Study. Multi-Tenancy in the Enterprise.

Technology

central identity system

product identity management

onpremise identity stores

security threats

security attacks

data breaches

number of data breaches

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