April 15, 2024 at 07:39AM
Summary:
Just-in-Time (JIT) privileged access minimizes privilege misuse by granting temporary access only when needed, reducing the attack surface and preventing privilege escalation. Implementing JIT provisioning with Safeguard and Active Roles enhances security by automating account activation, group management, and attribute synchronization. This approach mitigates security threats and strengthens privileged access management.
Just-In-Time (JIT) privileged access provisioning is a critical component of a comprehensive privileged access management strategy. JIT involves granting temporary privileged access to users, aligning with the principle of least privilege. This approach helps reduce the risk of privilege escalation and minimizes the attack surface for credential-based attacks by restricting standing privileges and disrupting attackers’ reconnaissance attempts.
Implementing JIT provisioning with Safeguard, a privileged access management solution, allows organizations to create regular user accounts within Active Directory or Linux/Unix environments and enable them only when an access request occurs. Once the access request is completed, the user account is removed from privileged groups and disabled, minimizing exposure to potential security threats.
Enhancing JIT provisioning with Active Roles ARS, One Identity’s Active Directory management tool, allows for more sophisticated JIT provisioning use cases, including automating account activation, group membership management, and attribute synchronization within Active Directory.
Combining Safeguard with Active Roles enables organizations to implement robust JIT provisioning policies, strengthening security and mitigating risks associated with privileged access management.
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