Identity & access management
Give every identity a defined boundary.
Implement SSO, least privilege roles, service identities and auditable access changes.
Authentication and account lifecycle
Organisation, role and resource checks
Privileged actions and access changes
A hidden button is not access control
The fragile approach
Hide the button for the wrong role
A direct request can still reach the action if the server does not enforce the same permission.
The intended approach
Authorise every protected operation
Check identity and resource context before reading or changing data, then retain an appropriate action record.
An implementation example
Signing in is not the end of access control
Model who may act on which resources, including service accounts, delegated administration and support access. Enforce those decisions at the server boundary and test revocation.
Access follows the person and the task
An integration worker requires access to a small subset of business data.
A failure to account for
A convenience administrator role remains attached after a prototype enters production.
Illustrative scenario, not a customer case study.
Quality, security & governance
Make permission explicit at every boundary.
Identity lifecycle
Define how user and service identities are created, changed, reviewed and removed.
Authorisation rules
Apply access checks to business actions and records, including background operations.
Access evidence
Record administrative changes and review privileged access against current responsibilities.
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Usually. Review the required protocols, account lifecycle and application permissions before introducing a second identity system.
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