Application Access Request

Every user in an organization goes through a Joiners, Movers, and Leavers (JML) lifecycle. This process kicks off with the addition of a new user in the company’s system of record (Human Resources system for an employee or Microsoft Azure AD for a contractor). This birthright provisioning provides uses access to basic applications and data based on their role. Many times, users need access to additional applications or data outside of their birthright access. Having a non-centralized process makes it difficult for requesters to get access in a timely fashion. Other times highly regulated companies require line manager or application owner approvals before access is provisioned for critical applications.

SecurEnds Application Access Request is a centralized access request management solution that simplifies the access request and approval process helping companies adhere to the principle of least privileged access. Access Request allows users and their managers to request access to IT assets and for their managers to review and approve the requests. The combined offering of SecurEnds Identity Lifecycle Management (ILM) and Access Request allows productivity and auditability for all requests and access control.

With SecurEnds simple, intuitive shopping cart and inbuild multi-level approval workflow, managers, security analyst and application owners can automate access requests for:

Privileged Users

Minimize the footprint of admin accounts and ensure every account is created using the principle of least privileges.

Third Party Users

Third-party vendors change often and typically only need access for a brief period of time. Documenting what and why of their access allows your company to reduce risk and monitor what outsiders can access. Approvers may also select a time limit for the access and receive notifications when the access should be removed.

Avoid Segregation of Duty Conflicts

Using the multi-level approval workflow, Segregation of Duty conflicts can be prevented before the violations occur. This reduces audit findings and allows for documented evidence to be reported on.

Service Account Governance

Without a defined repeatable process in place service accounts tend to be created in an ad-hoc manner and given the keys to the kingdom. Introducing an access request process increases visibility and requires users to present a business case for the request being made.

Application Groups

In SecurEnds Application Access Request roles and groups are sets of applications and permissions within those applications. Users may have multiple groups assigned to them. This separates the concept of an HR position from what is needed to get the job accomplished. Managers may also request applications not needed by others in the role for special projects or unique skillsets.

The Right Access. To the Right People. At the Right Time.

Self-Service Access Portal:

The platform includes a self-service portal where users can request access for themselves or on behalf of others.

Application & Entitlement Requests:

Access requests can be made at both the application and entitlement level for granular control.

Multi-Level Approval Workflows:

The system supports approval workflows with up to three sequential levels of approvers.

Serial Approval Configuration:

The approval process can be configured so each level must approve before moving to the next.

Dynamic Approver Assignment:

Approvals can be dynamically routed to managers, application custodians, or entitlement custodians.

Scope Policies:

Administrators can define request boundaries, such as limiting requests to colleagues with the same job title or within the same department.

Business Justification Control:

Business justifications can be made required or optional when users submit access requests.

Time-Bound Access:

The system allows access to be granted with an end date, with automated reminders and deprovisioning when that date is reached

Personalized Access Catalogs:

The application catalog shown to each user can be customized based on their role or organizational attributes.

Features

Copy User Access:

A feature that allows users to replicate another employee’s access, useful for onboarding or internal transfers.

Access Templates:

Administrators can create role-based access templates to bundle common entitlements for quicker, standardized requests.

Template-Level Workflows:

Approval workflows can also be assigned directly to access templates for consistent governance.

Proactive Access Removal:

Users can request to remove their own access at any time, without waiting for a formal review cycle.

Auditable Request ID:

Every access request is tagged with a unique request ID that captures the complete audit trail.

Request Tracking:

Users can monitor their requests through the "My Requests" section, while admins can view and manage all requests across the organization

The key benefits of SecurEnds Application Access Request

Manage risk across different user types

In light of the recent breaches third-party access is the greatest point of risk. As third-party users are not in HR system and hence cannot be automatically deprovisioned with ease extra care is required in provisioning these accounts. SecurEnds allows the right users the right access at the right time by having line managers approve Joiner, Mover, Leaver events.

Achieve regulatory compliance

Every user provisioning request and approval workflow is logged in SecurEnds. This enables internal security organizations to create proof of compliance during the annual audits.

Demonstrate Access Controls

A customized access approval workflow that allows different types of access controls– no approval, single approver, single level with multiple approvers, multiple levels of approvals with each level having multiple approvers

End users can self-serve

The end user does not need to know technical jargon or follow IT processes to request access. SecurEnds Access Request uses shopping cart experience to guide the user through the access request process.

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