Identity Orchestrator for Real-Time Enterprise Credential Provisioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of managing identities and credentials in networked environments leads to security vulnerabilities due to improper identities, misappropriation of credentials, and failure to retire identities and credentials properly, which can result in unauthorized access and network vulnerabilities.
Innovation Solution
An identity orchestrator system that automates the provisioning, management, and retirement of resources, identities, and credentials, utilizing secure identity repositories to provide credentials in real-time and enforce security protocols, including dual credentials for privileged access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual credential management is used, then security control over credentials is maintained, but operational complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service credential management where the identity orchestrator automatically provisions, manages, and retires credentials without requiring manual intervention. Applications can request and receive credentials autonomously based on predefined policies, eliminating the need for manual security administration while maintaining strong security controls.
Solution Approach 2:
Security policies and credential templates are predefined before credential requests are made. The system prepares credential storage locations and access protocols in advance, allowing rapid credential provisioning when applications request access, thereby reducing response time while ensuring security compliance.
2Reliability
If centralized credential storage is implemented, then security and compliance are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The identity orchestrator acts as an intermediary layer between applications and the credential storage system. It abstracts the complexity of centralized credential management by providing a simplified interface for credential requests, automatically handling authentication, authorization, and credential retrieval without exposing the underlying system complexity to applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments credential management into distinct functional components: identity orchestrator for policy enforcement, credential storage repositories for secure storage, and application interfaces for requests. This modular segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while working together as an integrated system.
3Productivity
If automated credential provisioning is implemented, then productivity increases, but security control and compliance monitoring become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the identity orchestrator continuously monitors credential provisioning activities, tracks which applications receive which credentials, and enforces compliance policies in real-time. This feedback loop enables automated provisioning to proceed at high speed while maintaining full visibility and control for compliance auditing.
Solution Approach 2:
The identity orchestrator performs multiple functions including credential provisioning, security policy enforcement, compliance monitoring, and audit logging within a single unified system. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise be separate systems, improving productivity while maintaining comprehensive security and compliance control through a single point of management.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are provided enforcing compliance with security controls. A request is received to implement an application that is associated with resources to be protected by credentials. A type associated with application is determined. A credential storage protocol is selected based on the determined type. A credential storage location is provisioned from a first of a plurality of types of credential storage repositories of different types based on the determined protocol. A first credential is stored in the provisioned storage location, and the first credential is provided to the application to enable the application to access the resources protected by the credentials.