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Most organisations today need two kinds of trust to grow safely online:
An identity bridge is the missing layer that makes both kinds of trust work together. Think of it as a universal adaptor: it connects many identity providers to many relying parties, and checks two things on every interaction - the credential being presented and the issuer behind it - so you can accept the login or API call with confidence.
Raidiam is that bridge. We combine a participant directory (the “who’s allowed in” list), digital proof of organisation and software identity (certificate‑backed, so it can’t be faked), and a standards‑aligned authorisation service (so apps and APIs speak one common, secure language).
The result: a single trust plane you can reuse across regulatory ecosystems and enterprise platforms, for people and services, without rebuilding the foundations every time.
At its simplest, an identity bridge is a connection service that:
Crucially, a real bridge does verification on both sides: it validates the credential and checks that the issuer is in good standing - like scanning the boarding pass and confirming the airline’s licence. That’s how you get a trust chain you can stand behind in audits, procurement, and production.
With Raidiam, that trust chain is anchored in a participant directory with embedded digital certificates and a financial‑grade token service - packaged so you can drop it into ecosystems or enterprises without starting from scratch.
Customers shouldn’t need to create new accounts everywhere. With Raidiam, you can accept logins from many identity providers (from banks to enterprise IdPs) and present relying parties with a clear, standard confirmation of the person and the attributes they consented to share. That means fewer forms, faster checkout, and fewer drop‑offs - without lowering your guard.
The privacy‑protecting pattern we embedded in Australia’s digital identity ecosystem shows how this works at national scale: trusted parties confirm specific attributes (like name or date of birth) instead of passing personal documents around. People approve each request in their trusted app, and relying parties receive attestations - a “yes/no with details” - not raw data. It reduces data hoarding, speeds onboarding, and cuts fraud exposure for everyone involved. It’s live today for well over 10 million Australians.
When someone signs in, the bridge can set up their account on the fly (often called just‑in‑time (JIT) provisioning) and apply the right roles for the service they’re using. That means fewer tickets for IT, and no more emailing spreadsheets to create accounts: people get only the access they need, right when they need it.
For services, usernames and passwords aren’t enough. Raidiam outfits every organisation and software client with unique, non‑shareable digital credentials and keeps them in a live directory. When an API call arrives, your systems can see exactly which accredited app from which accredited company is on the other end - and you can switch off a misbehaving client across the estate with a single action. Think of it as tamper‑proof caller ID for software.
Instead of a jumble of bespoke tokens, the bridge issues short‑lived, signed tokens under widely‑adopted standards. Your gateways and services verify them the same way, every time. That consistency lowers integration effort, makes audits simpler, and avoids fragile point‑to‑point agreements that don’t scale.
Authorisation shouldn’t slow delivery. Raidiam’s Policy Engine can read your API blueprint and auto‑suggest roles and permissions that follow least‑privilege principles - ready to plug into your gateway and token service. You get consistent, reviewable access control without weeks of manual policy work.
National and sector schemes need high assurance and low friction. The Australian model demonstrates a privacy‑first exchange where people use their existing financial app to approve sharing just the attributes required, not entire documents - reducing the number of places sensitive data is stored. Relying parties get standard, trusted confirmations they can accept across industries. The result is a live, scalable ecosystem - not a pilot.
Ecosystems also need to trust organisations and software. Raidiam provides a central participant directory that records who’s accredited, which apps belong to whom, and which APIs they can call—backed by digital certificates so identity can’t be forged. Operators gain a network‑wide “kill switch” for instant suspensions and a single source of truth that resource servers check at runtime. This same foundation now underpins national open data programmes across thousands of institutions and billions of API calls - so it’s battle‑tested far beyond identity alone.
Your customers and partners already have identities - so meet them where they are. Raidiam brokers sign‑in from multiple IdPs behind the scenes and gives your apps a single, consistent login outcome. Add JIT provisioning so accounts appear automatically at first sign‑in, and layer step‑up for sensitive actions. You keep your existing user directories and SSO; the bridge just connects the dots and cleans up the experience.
Replace static keys and brittle VPNs with certificate‑backed client identities and self‑service registration. Partners register their apps in your developer portal‑style workflow, receive strong credentials, and start integrating in hours - not weeks - while you retain fine‑grained control over what each client can access. Many organisations use this model to satisfy financial‑grade security expectations with far less manual effort.
For people (user identity)
For services (software & API identity)
For your teams
Fragmented identity slows growth and raises risk. A bridge solves for both people and services at once - so you can scale with confidence. With Raidiam, you don’t have to choose between frictionless experiences and rock‑solid assurance. You get both, from a single trust plane that works across ecosystems and enterprises.
If you’d like to read or share this article offline, you can download the PDF version: The Identity Bridge for People and Services.