Mid-Link User Provisioning for Threat-Based Privilege Remediation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing SCIM integrations for user directory synchronization in multi-tenant cloud networks are slow and require significant technical expertise, making it difficult for Sales Engineers to focus on customer engagement during Proof of Concepts (POCs), and the use of complex SCIM Identifiers hinders efficient directory synchronization and activation.
Innovation Solution
A cloud network system with a mid-link server that orchestrates user and group policy provisioning, includes a local application and user interface, and uses a snippet generator to deploy user directories based on threat information, allowing for quick integration and troubleshooting without software or hardware requirements, and resolving conflicts between user and group policies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional SCIM integrations are used for user directory synchronization, then directory synchronization can be achieved, but the process is slow and requires significant technical expertise
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service through automated policy retrieval, threat identification, and conflict resolution. The mid-link server automatically retrieves user and group policies from the policy store, identifies high-risk users based on threat information, and resolves conflicts between user and group policies without requiring manual intervention or technical expertise from Sales Engineers.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring the mid-link server with automated provisioning capabilities, pre-establishing policy stores, and pre-configuring snippet generators. This preparation allows rapid user directory provisioning during POCs without requiring real-time technical expertise or complex setup procedures.
2Reliability
If complex SCIM Identifiers are used, then user directory synchronization can be implemented, but efficient directory synchronization and activation is hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the complex SCIM Identifier handling from the provisioning process by using simplified user and group identifiers. The mid-link server retrieves policies using these simplified identifiers and automatically maps them to the appropriate SCIM resources, eliminating the need for Sales Engineers to work with complex identifiers directly.
Solution Approach 2:
The mid-link server acts as an intermediary between the simplified user directory and the complex SCIM infrastructure. It retrieves policies from the policy store using simplified identifiers, processes threat information, and generates appropriate snippets, thereby mediating between the need for simplicity and the requirements for reliable SCIM integration.
3Reliability
If automated threat-based policy filtering is implemented, then security enhancement is achieved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple functions into the mid-link server: policy retrieval from the policy store, threat information processing, high-risk user identification, and snippet generation. This consolidation achieves enhanced security through automated threat-based filtering while managing complexity by combining related functions in a single coordinated component rather than distributing them across multiple separate systems.
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AI summary
A cloud network for automatically provisioning of user and group profiles using direct synchronization in multi-tenant systems. It involves a plurality of end-user devices, each equipped with a local application and user interface, and a mid-link server. The mid-link server facilitates the creation of configuration snippets for user directories via the user interface, receives threat information associated with an end-user, and identifies a high-risk user from the plurality of end-users based on the threat information. In response to identified high-risk users, the mid-link server remediates threat by dynamically adjusting user directory privileges, the remediation comprises restricting access of the high-risk user in accordance with policies and assigning them to a high-risk group with a lower set of privileges and removing them from the high-risk group when the threat is remediated. The user directory is deployed using the snippet based on the user policies and the group policies.