Identity & Access Management for Startups

Centralized identity management is not optional once your team exceeds a handful of people. This skill covers practical, production-ready configurations for SSO, SCIM provisioning, MFA enforcement, and access governance using the three most common identity providers for startups: Google Workspace, Okta, and Azure AD (Entra ID).

1. When to Use This Skill

Reach for this skill when:

• First SSO setup -- You are moving from individual app logins to centralized authentication.
• Compliance audit preparation -- SOC 2, ISO 27001, or HIPAA requires documented access controls, MFA enforcement, and audit logs.
• Team growth inflection -- You are crossing 15-20 employees and manual onboarding/offboarding is becoming error-prone.
• Vendor security questionnaires -- Customers are asking about your identity posture and you need to demonstrate controls.
• Incident response -- You need to revoke access quickly across all systems for a departing or compromised user.

Signs you are overdue: