7 Stages of Non-Human Identity Security Maturity | NHIcon

Victor Ronin, head of software architecture at Ambit and former Okta veteran, takes us through the evolution of non-human identity management from early unauthenticated systems to today's sophisticated IAM solutions. In his talk at NHIcon 2025, Ronin breaks down seven key stages of NHI maturity, revealing how organizations navigate the increasingly complex landscape of machine identities that now vastly outnumber human users. Drawing parallels with the evolution of human IAM, Ronin explains how authentication has progressed from hardcoded credentials to modern identity management, while addressing why different teams within organizations often exist at different maturity levels. The talk provides guidance for security professionals, architects and anyone interested in understanding where their organization stands in the NHI maturity journey and how to move forward in an increasingly cloud-native world. About Aembit Aembit is the non-human identity and access management platform that secures access between workloads across clouds, SaaS, and data centers. With Aembit’s identity control plane, DevSecOps can fully automate secretless, policy-based, and Zero Trust workload access with MFA-strength capabilities. 📔 Get more Aembit! Website: https://www.aembit.io/ LinkedIn:   / aembit