Identity is more than a login.
People, services, pipelines and agents all need a way to establish who they are. Then comes the separate question: what should they be allowed to do?
Follow an identity through the system
A fictional learning simulation — not connected to real identities, credentials, services or access.
Web application · Selected Work · Better Auth / Resend / Neon (planned)
1. Identity
An approved recruiter visiting Selected Work
Key idea: Authentication identifies the visitor; authorization is checked for every document.
Test a permission decision
These simplified conditions are not a production authorization engine. Change them to see why sign-in is not enough.
Simulated result
Deny access
Every required condition must pass. A successful login alone never guarantees access.
Educational simulation only. Better Auth, SSO, SCIM and machine identity examples describe concepts, not live portfolio integrations.