Policy-based Provisioning: Automating Access Entitlements and Access Reviews

Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) is crucial for ensuring IT security and regulatory compliance in businesses. IGA integrates Identity Lifecycle Management and Access Governance, creating policies for consistently managed entitlements across multiple applications. Traditional IGA struggles with static entitlements, which require roles and recertifications, often leading to over-entitlements and outdated access. Modern IGA solutions overcome these issues by controlling entitlements with policies, enabling just-in-time access and reducing the need for constant role models. Policies are created, reviewed, and approved within a robust life cycle management framework, ensuring entitlements are based on accurate user attributes. Automatic access through well-defined policies simplifies reviews, enhancing governance and efficiency. Discovering and mining birthright provisioning policies automate initial entitlements for new users, roles, or groups, reducing manual intervention. Regular policy reviews ensure continuous compliance and appropriate access control, mitigating risks from unauthorized access. Solutions like Tuebora's policy model leverage AI and machine learning to automate governance tasks, easing the burden on IT staff and improving overall security and compliance. Effective policy management integrates seamlessly with internal systems, providing real-time access management across diverse environments.

• Traditional IGA models lack real-time provisioning.
• Policy-based models ensure just-in-time (JIT) access, reducing outdated entitlements.
• Over 90% of entitlements can be automatically granted based on policies.
• Role mining may inadvertently conserve old over-entitlements.
• Birthright policies define access during onboarding, role changes, or terminations.
• Tuebora uses predictive analytics and machine learning for identity and access management.
• Only 10% of entitlements are manually assigned with policy-based models.
• Automated tools can mine and review provisioning policies effectively.
• Centralized policy management supports multi-cloud deployments.
• Effective policy lifecycle management can dramatically reduce manual access reviews.

• "Granting of entitlements based on policies is easier and more accurate."
• "Policy life cycle management is crucial to ensure entitlements are granted fairly and efficiently."
• "Automating access entitlements and access reviews ensures human intervention is minimized."
• "A consistent access control policy requires centralized policy management and real-time policy decisions."
• "With the right attributes, roles can be assigned and managed more effectively."
• "Discovering capabilities helps organizations streamline processes and manage risks effectively."
• "Role-based controls and policies must be robust to manage access efficiently."
• "Policies need to regularly be reviewed, which is much easier than reviewing all the static entitlements."
• "Identity Governance and Administration solutions provide capabilities for improving overall governance."
• "Effective policy lifecycle management involves creating, reviewing, and retiring outdated policies."