Just-In-Time Privilege Elevation and Just-In-Time Action Approval

The request hits seconds before the deadline. You have no time, no margin for error. You need elevated access. You get it—only for as long as you need—and it’s gone. That is Just-In-Time Privilege Elevation and Just-In-Time Action Approval.

These two controls strip away standing permissions and approval bottlenecks. Elevated privileges are granted only at the exact moment they’re required. Approval for sensitive actions happens in real time, triggered by the event itself. No open access lingering in the background. No waiting in ticket queues while critical tasks stall.

Just-In-Time Privilege Elevation hardens systems by reducing exposure windows. Privileges exist only inside the smallest usable timeframe, closing off attack surfaces before they can be exploited. Credentials granted this way expire automatically and cannot be reused.

Just-In-Time Action Approval enforces a second, instant checkpoint. Approvers see the action request as it happens and decide with full context. Policies can route requests to the right person without delay. Once approved, the action runs, and the elevated permission or execution path closes.

Together, these methods stop privilege creep. They prevent unused access from turning into a breach vector. Logs record every elevation and approval in sequence, providing a clear audit trail. Integration with existing IAM or CI/CD pipelines makes them frictionless under load. Automations handle revocation. APIs keep workflows fast.

Security teams gain precision. Developers keep moving. Operations stay lean. You grant more control while granting less time, and that changes the risk equation in your favor.

Build it into your systems. Test it against your attack model. See it run without waiting for a quarterly review cycle.

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