The login screen is not enough

An Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) can enforce who gets in, what they can see, and what they can do — before your app even answers the request. It’s the gate you control, with rules that live outside your code. But for many teams, the existing IAP features stop short. They need more.

The top Identity-Aware Proxy feature requests follow a clear pattern: deeper integration, finer access control, and more flexible policy management. Engineers want granular roles down to the method or endpoint. They want seamless support for multiple identity providers, including custom SAML and OIDC setups. They want policy changes to apply instantly without redeploying the application. And they want visibility: detailed audit logs, real-time risk scoring, and alerts when access patterns shift.

Scalability is a constant requirement. A modern IAP must handle thousands of simultaneous sessions without latency spikes. It must support zero trust architectures, verifying each request against up-to-date identity rules rather than relying on a single initial authentication event. For some, multi-tenancy support is now a baseline expectation, with isolated identity contexts per tenant.

Security teams also push for API-level access that matches the same rules enforced in the browser. If the proxy blocks a user from the web interface, it should block them from the API — no exceptions. Developers ask for SDKs and hooks that expose IAP-enforced identity data to application logic, allowing features like adaptive responses based on user role or geolocation.

These feature requests point to one core idea: the proxy should be a living system, not a static wall. It should adapt as identities change, as rules expand, and as threats evolve. That is the frontier for Identity-Aware Proxy development.

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