Secure Time: Implement Just-In-Time Access to Stop Zero Day Exploits

That’s how fast a zero day can turn into a full compromise. Access that should have expired stayed alive. Privilege that should have been scoped exploded into total control. This is the risk you face without Just-In-Time (JIT) access.

Zero day risk is no longer confined to unpatched software. Attackers exploit dormant credentials, long-lived API keys, and over-permissioned accounts. The window between compromise and discovery keeps getting shorter — but the time credentials stay valid is often infinite. That’s the gap JIT closes.

Just-In-Time access provisions credentials only when they are needed, and revokes them immediately after. Users operate with least privilege by design. Even if a zero day lands, there’s nothing to steal that lasts longer than the task. Session-based, ephemeral credentials make post-exploit movement harder, reduce blast radius, and contain scope before you start investigating.

In practice, JIT access integrates with identity providers, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms. When a request for elevated rights is approved, a temporary credential is created. When the clock runs out or the task finishes, the credential disappears. No static keys sitting in repos. No admin accounts sleeping in the dark.

Security audits show a sharp drop in risk when JIT is deployed. It eliminates standing privilege, closes attack vectors tied to credential reuse, and forces all elevation paths through monitored workflows. This shrinks the attack surface and narrows the active window a zero day can use.

You secure code. You patch systems. Now secure time itself. Implement Just-In-Time access and strip away the long-lived credentials that turn zero day exploits into disasters.

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