Identity governance - segmented at a high level as role management and identity compliance - involves various identity related processes.
These include: cleaning up existing user entitlements; building accurate models of the various roles within the organisation, and enacting policies and processes which help ensure accurate and consistent delivery of appropriate privileges to users.
Identity governance solutions deliver a variety of benefits, including:
* Increased security by automating processes needed to meet compliance audits and establishing cross-system identity security policies.
* Reduced costs associated with identity administration by utilising roles and streamlining the steps involved in projects such as role discovery, privilege clean-up and certification.
* Improved identity management time and adherence to policy by more quickly delivering a consistent, accurate role and security foundation.
What are the challenges?
In his next piece, Gary Lawrence will explore the challenges posed by identity governance.
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