Enterprise Access Permission Review System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current enterprise-level data management systems lack efficient mechanisms for continuously monitoring and managing access permissions and usage across network objects, leading to potential security vulnerabilities and inefficiencies in authorization and resource allocation.
Innovation Solution
A system that continuously monitors and collects data on access permissions and usage, providing owners with a visually sensible indication of authorization status, including lists of users and groups, and requiring owners to review, confirm, and modify these permissions, with automated revocation recommendations and justification requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If continuous monitoring and collection of access permission data is implemented, then security and authorization accuracy are improved, but system complexity and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically monitors, collects, and generates entitlement reviews without requiring manual intervention. The access control system self-manages permission data collection and presentation to owners, reducing operational complexity while maintaining continuous monitoring capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors access permissions and usage patterns, then feeds this information back to owners through entitlement reviews. This feedback loop enables automatic adjustment of permissions based on actual usage, improving authorization accuracy while keeping the system manageable through automated decision-making.
2Reliability
If periodic review and modification of access permissions is required, then security is improved, but time consumption and operational overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically collecting and organizing access permission data before presenting it to owners for review. Entitlement reviews are prepared in advance with all necessary information pre-sorted and ready, enabling owners to make decisions quickly without time-consuming data gathering processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements periodic entitlement reviews at scheduled intervals, providing consistent security maintenance without requiring continuous manual intervention. This periodic approach balances security requirements with operational efficiency, allowing owners to review permissions at regular intervals rather than continuously.
3Productivity
If automated revocation recommendations are generated, then resource allocation efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically analyzes usage patterns and generates revocation recommendations without human intervention. Access control data is self-evaluated against defined criteria, and the system autonomously produces actionable recommendations for permission adjustments, improving resource allocation efficiency while managing complexity through automated algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
Manual permission review and adjustment processes are replaced with automated mechanical systems that collect, analyze, and recommend permission changes. The system uses automated data processing and decision-making mechanisms instead of manual administrative tasks, significantly improving efficiency while containing complexity within the automated infrastructure.
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AI summary
A system for operating an enterprise computer network including multiple network objects, said system comprising: monitoring and collection functionality for obtaining continuously updated information regarding at least one of access permissions and actual usage of said network objects; and entitlement review by owner functionality operative: to present to at least one owner of at least one network object a visually sensible indication of authorization status, said visually sensible indication of authorization status including at least a list of users and user groups having access permissions to said at least one network object; to require said at least one owner to review said authorization status to confirm or modify said authorization status; and responsive to said at least one owner confirming or modifying said authorization status, to require said at least one owner to approve said authorization status.