Articles by Guilliano Molaire
Clerk vs WorkOS (2026): B2B SSO, SCIM and Pricing Compared
Clerk or WorkOS for B2B SSO and SCIM? Organizations, self-serve admin setup, SSO fallback and how each pricing model scales…
7 min readOAuth Scopes Explained: Standard Scopes, Design, and Scopes vs Claims
An OAuth scope is a named permission a client requests and a token carries. The standard OIDC scopes, scopes vs…
9 min readOkta vs Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD): A Workforce IdP Comparison for SaaS Teams
Okta vs Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) as workforce identity providers: where each fits, how they differ, and what…
7 min readWhat Is Conditional Access? Context-Based Login Policies Explained
Conditional access is an if/then policy checked at sign-in: signals in, decision out. How it differs from MFA, starter policies,…
9 min readID Token vs Access Token: Differences and How to Validate
An ID token tells your app who signed in; an access token tells an API what the caller may do.…
7 min readHow to Pick an Identity Vendor Without an Identity Team
How a small engineering team can choose an identity provider: name an owner, ask the questions that separate vendors, and…
7 min readWhat Is an MCP Gateway, and What Does It Not Do for OAuth?
An MCP gateway proxies agent traffic to MCP servers and applies policy, but it does not replace token validation at…
7 min readWhat Is Phishing-Resistant MFA? Methods That Qualify
Phishing-resistant MFA binds the credential to the real site, so a fake page has nothing to collect. Which methods qualify,…
7 min readWho Answers Security Questionnaires at a 50-Person SaaS?
Who owns security questionnaire answers at a small SaaS, how to build a reusable answer library, and where security questionnaire…
8 min readA Decision Memo for Replacing Your Identity Provider
A fill-in decision memo template for replacing your identity provider: situation, options, cost, risk, timeline and the decision you need,…
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