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A Digital Identity Digest

by Heather Flanagan
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Latest episodes

  • OAuth Is Asking What Authorization Needs to Become

    October 6, 2026 · 13 min

    Learn why OAuth is being pushed to reconsider what authorization needs to become as software grows more autonomous. Heather examines recent OAuth working group discussions around proof of possession, HTTP message signatures, threat models…

  • What It’s Actually Like to Serve on the W3C TAG

    September 29, 2026 · 14 min

    Heather explores what it’s actually like to serve on the W3C Technical Architecture Group, from reviewing emerging web technologies to navigating architectural questions, consensus, and unfamiliar areas of the web platform. Rather than…

  • The Verifier Has an Interoperability Problem Too

    September 22, 2026 · 12 min

    In this episode, Heather examines the gap between technical interoperability and real-world digital identity deployment. Wallets and verifiable credentials may successfully exchange information, but relying parties must navigate different…

  • Someone Still Has To Accept The Credential

    September 15, 2026 · 11 min

    Discover how digital wallets and verifiable credentials are moving from pilots into real-world adoption, while revealing a critical gap: someone still has to accept the credential. Heather examines the verifier’s perspective, particularly…

  • A Field Guide to Identity Conferences: Which One Should You Attend?

    September 8, 2026 · 14 min

    Discover how identity conferences can help practitioners stay current on digital identity, emerging standards, regulation, cybersecurity, and the challenges organizations are preparing to solve. Heather examines why choosing the right…

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  • Standards Transparency: Public Isn’t the Same as Understandable

    September 1, 2026 · 12 min

    Heather examines why making standards information public is not enough to make the work understandable. This episode explores the growing challenge of navigating specifications, document status, provenance, working group activity, and…

  • Keeping Up With Standards Without Pretending You Can Keep Up

    August 25, 2026 · 11 min

    Heather explores why keeping up with standards development does not mean tracking everything. This episode looks at how a lightweight standards radar can surface emerging work across digital identity, AI, authorization, credentials, and…

  • Staying Useful in a Geopolitical Internet: Reflections from IETF 126

    August 18, 2026 · 12 min

    Learn why nation state politics are increasingly shaping technical standards and the future of the Internet. Drawing on reflections from IETF 126, Heather examines how regulatory pressure, geopolitical interests, and competing views of…

  • Technical Standards Were Never Outside Politics

    August 11, 2026 · 13 min

    Heather explores why technical standards have never been truly separate from politics, even when they remain nonpartisan. This episode examines how choices around interoperability, privacy, security, and user needs embed values into…

  • Take the Selfie

    August 4, 2026 · 12 min

    Heather examines why a simple conference selfie can become one of the most meaningful records of your professional life. Rather than posting for social media, she explores how preserving moments with colleagues, collaborators, and mentors…

  • How to Research a Defensible Paper Without Drowning in Sources

    July 28, 2026 · 17 min

    In this episode, Heather explores a practical framework for researching complex technology topics and building recommendations that stand up to scrutiny. From defining the right research question to evaluating academic literature…

  • The Identity Salon: Five-Year Problems, Chatham House Notes, and DNS Nonsense

    July 21, 2026 · 13 min

    Discover how the Identity Salon creates a high trust, vendor neutral space for senior identity practitioners to explore the five to seven year challenges shaping digital identity. Heather shares why forward looking conversations matter and…

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About the show

Welcome to A Digital Identity Digest, brought to you by Heather Flanagan of Spherical Cow Consulting. Here, we explore the evolving world of digital identity on the web. This podcast is spearheaded by Heather's expertise, where she breaks down complex concepts, shares the latest trends, and provides insightful analyses in online identity management. Join Heather as she navigates this dynamic digital pasture, delivering content that's both informative and engaging for tech enthusiasts, digital professionals, and the curious alike. It's time to translate geek to human. Thanks for listening! SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/3RO11vy To show your support, and help others find the show, please leave me a 5-star review. LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE: https://sphericalcowconsulting.com ————————— LET'S CONNECT ————————— LINKEDIN: https://linkedin.com/in/hlflanagan INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/sphericalcowconsulting YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@TheDigitalCowNetwork