Automated Access Entitlement Model for Enterprise Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current access management systems in enterprises are complex and time-consuming, often resulting in over-granting of access privileges, which increases security concerns and inefficient use of resources due to the need for manual approval processes and bureaucratic hurdles.
Innovation Solution
A system that automatically determines and grants access entitlements to target systems and applications based on profile data from HR or user management systems, using a model that generates confidence values for entitlements, allowing for automated access provisioning and periodic revocation of unnecessary access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual approval processes and bureaucratic hurdles are used for access management, then security control and administrative oversight are improved, but access provisioning time and system complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-defines access policies, entitlements, and approval workflows before access requests are made. Role definitions, system entitlements, and approval hierarchies are established in advance, allowing the system to automatically match requests against pre-configured rules rather than requiring ad-hoc manual decisions for each request.
Solution Approach 2:
An automated access management system acts as an intermediary between employees and target systems. This intermediary system automatically processes access requests, evaluates them against predefined policies, and provisions access without requiring manual intervention from system administrators or security officers for routine requests.
2Reliability
If comprehensive access reviews and manual approvals are implemented, then security oversight is improved, but processing overhead and administrative burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated feedback loops where access requests are automatically evaluated against current policies, user profiles, and system requirements. The system provides automated notifications, approval workflows, and audit trails, reducing the manual feedback burden on administrators while maintaining comprehensive security oversight.
Solution Approach 2:
Employees can self-serve by submitting access requests through a standardized portal where they select needed systems and entitlements. The system automatically routes requests to appropriate approvers based on predefined policies, and can automatically provision access when policies are satisfied, reducing administrative burden while maintaining oversight.
3Ease of operation
If access is granted broadly to ensure availability, then system accessibility is improved, but security risks and resource waste increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different access levels and entitlements to different users based on their specific roles, departments, and job functions. Instead of uniform broad access, each user receives precisely the access rights needed for their specific position, with different systems and entitlements configured for different user groups throughout the organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts access parameters based on user profiles, request types, and system requirements. Access decisions are made by evaluating multiple parameters including user role, department, required entitlements, and system sensitivity, allowing the system to grant access where appropriate while restricting it where security risks exist.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for controlling access to one or more of a plurality of target systems includes receiving profile data that defines one or more features associated with a plurality of individuals with one or more entitlements of those individuals. Each entitlement is indicative of target system access. The method further includes generating a model that relates the one or more features and the one or more entitlements of the plurality of individuals. Profile data that defines one or more features associated with a target individual is received from a first user management system. A listing that includes one or more entitlements associated with the target individual, and confidence values associated with the one or more entitlements is generated based on the profile data and the model. Each confidence value is indicative of whether the target individual should be granted a corresponding entitlement. For each entitlement having a corresponding confidence value higher than a predetermined threshold, an instruction is communicated to a target system associated with the entitlement to allow the target individual access to the target system.