The Future of Identity

Ankur Patel: Microsoft’s Decentralized Identity Product—Entra Verified ID

Jul 20, 2023

31:36

Episode guests

Trinsic

Riley

Ankur Patel

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The History of Identity at Microsoft

3min

Microsoft Entra: A Platform for Cross-Domain Verification

2min

The Importance of Decentralized Identity

3min

The Importance of Open Standards in Verified ID

3min

How to Make LinkedIn Work for Everyone on the Planet

2min

LinkedIn's Verifiable Credentials

3min

LinkedIn's Verifad ID Solution Sounds Like a Good Way to Kickstart an Ecosystem

2min

LinkedIn and the Future of Verifiable Credentials and User Controlled Identity

4min

10.

Antra's Approach to Progression Profiling

2min

11.

The Impact of Decentralized Identity on Verifiable Credentials

3min

12.

The Future of Identity

3min

Today’s guest is Ankur Patel, Head of Product at Entra Verified ID which is Microsoft’s decentralized identity product. We begin the conversation by reviewing Microsoft’s storied history of identity initiatives, and why one of the world’s most valuable companies made decentralized identity one of their major focus areas.

We dive into the recent announcement about verifiable credentials on LinkedIn, which allows companies to issue employment credentials, so LinkedIn members can truly prove they actually work at the organization listed on their LinkedIn profile.

Ankur is one of the pioneers in decentralized identity and his perspective on why enterprises are adopting decentralized identity is fascinating.

Reach out to Ankur on Twitter (@_AnkurPatel) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/4ankurpatel/). To learn more about Microsoft Entra Verified ID visit the following two links:

Reach out to Riley (@rileyphughes) and Trinsic (@trinsic_id) on Twitter. We’d love to hear from you.