This shift to identity-based security has had major implications for compliance. Frameworks like FedRAMP, CMMC, and NIST 800-series controls all rely on strong identity practices. Yet areas like Identity Assurance remain a consistent challenge.
Many organizations assume that if a user can log in with MFA, their identity is secure. In reality, authentication only proves that someone possesses a credential. Identity assurance determines whether the system actually knows who that person is.



