JIT Groups, or what's next for the JIT Access projectWith Privileged Access Manager in public preview now, there’s little reason to maintain an open-source project that largely provides the same capabilities. But that doesn’t mean JIT Access is going away – instead, the project is changing focus, and its name too. Continue »
Multi-party approval with JIT Access 1.2With the latest version of Just-in-Time access, we can now demand that users seek approval from a peer before they can activate certain roles. Continue »
JIT Access 1.1 now supports inherited roles and has a new UIWith Just-in-Time Access, we can implement just-in-time privileged access management on Google Cloud by allowing users to temporarily elevate their access to certain projects. But a key limitation of the initial release of JIT Access was that it didn’t support inherited role bindings. Version 1.1 removes this limitation and features a new UI. Continue »
Enabling just-in-time access to Google Cloud resourcesThe principle of least privilege states that we should grant users just enough access to carry out everyday activities, but no more. But what about the occasional case where a user does need privileged access, maybe to handle an incident or perform a rare configuration change? This is where just-in-time access can help. Continue »
Defining privileged accessPrivileged access is a term we commonly encounter in the realm of access management. The term seems pretty self-explanatory, but finding a good definition isn’t easy. Continue »