Advanced IAM Patterns and Strategies

Dimitrij Drus set out to rethink the OWASP Microservice Security Cheat Sheet – with a critical eye and a focus on practical security. This primer distills his widely discussed blog series into one clear resource: from identifying the gaps in today’s guidance to applying NIST-based concepts, modern authentication and authorization patterns, and realistic trade-offs for distributed systems.

A concise, hands-on guide for architects and developers who care about building secure systems that actually work.