What is Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)?

Apr 7, 2022
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Director of Tech Alliances

Introduction

Identity and access management (IAM) and identity governance and administration (IGA) work hand-in-hand to control access to resources, prevent data breaches, and comply with regulations. IGA isn't something offered by Ping, but we work with partners that provide this crucial solution. Read on to learn more about IGA, its importance in any security strategy, and how IGA and IAM work together.

 

As resources, applications, and data move to the cloud, IT teams are under constant pressure to Innovate and improve efficiencies, all while reducing the risk of security breaches and Remaining compliant with today's evolving data and privacy regulations.
That's why Salepoint and Ping Identity, leaders in enterprise identity management, Management has partnered to put Identity at the center of your IT and security Infrastructure, enabling organizations to move from Zero Trust to trusted.
Our solutions provide an Identity foundation so that secure, Seamless access can be closely governed, ensuring the right level of access to the right Resources, wherever they may be.
Together they empower your teams with increased visibility; centrally view all access to ensure Each login is securely authenticated and entitlements are appropriate based on their Current role, greater governance and control, automate processes like provisioning, Password management, access requests, and certification, all of which are documented to Meet regulatory and audit requirements, and seamless and secure access.
Empower users with self-service access to applications with advanced authentication Workflows, using single sign-on and multi-factor authentication anywhere, Reducing IT workload.
With AI and machine learning, improved security through advanced detection of threats and Breaches.
Here's how it works.
First, Ping Identity provides an authentication authority that enables any user to access any App on any device.
It authenticates users and determines their appropriate access.
Next, using AI and machine learning, Salepoint builds the user profile with policy-based Self-service access to all applications and data.
SalePoint then assigns the appropriate attributes and permissions.
For each user profile based on their role or group.
Ping Identity consumes the profile's attributes and permissions for a seamless and secure user Experience.
Together, this integration helps you fortify Your security posture and keep users productive.
See why leading organizations across the globe trust SalePoint and Ping Identity to move from Zero Trust to Trusted.
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What is Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)?

Identity governance and administration (IGA) enables and secures digital identities for all users, applications, and data. IGA enables enterprises to control access and mitigate risk by automating the creation and management of user accounts, roles, and entitlements. This allows companies to streamline onboarding, offboarding, provisioning, policy management, access governance, and other identity security measures.

What is the Role of IGA in Identity Security?

Identity governance helps support overall identity management, IT security, and regulatory compliance. Its purpose is to ensure that identity and access management (IAM) policies are monitored and enforced to make sure users only have access to the resources they are authorized to access.

 

IGA can be used for: 

  • Onboarding and offboarding employees

  • Auditing and compliance reporting

  • Managing access to resources across IT environments (on-premises, SaaS, and cloud-based applications)

  • Visibility into provisioning and entitlements

  • Reducing risk and strengthening security

How Do Identity and Access Management (IAM) and IGA Solutions Work Together?

Ping 's identity and access management (IAM) solution works with SailPoint and our other IGA partners to provide a comprehensive platform for enterprise-level scale and security without expensive and time-intensive integrations.

 

Benefits of the Combination of IAM and IGA Include: 

 

  • Secure and Frictionless Access:
    Users can access applications from any device at any time with advanced authentication workflows that increase security using multi-factor authentication (MFA).

     

  • Greater Visibility Into Entitlements: View user access to make sure logins are properly authenticated and permissions are appropriate for each user 's current job/role, which helps during onboarding, job changes, and offboarding.

     

  • Increased Governance and Control: Improve efficiency and access control through automation of processes, including password management,  provisioning, and access requests and certification.

     

  • Compliance and Tracking: Enforce regulatory and privacy compliance, adhere to business policies, and maintain an audit trail of every user.

 

 

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