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                     Introduction to SailPoint
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Introduction to SailPoint
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I n t r o d u c t i o n  t o  S a i l P o i n t
B e f o r e  w e  g e t  i n t o  u n d e r s t a n d i n g  ‘S a i l P o i n t’  i t  i s  n e c e s s a r y  t o  u n d e r s t a n d  
w h a t  i s  m e a n t  b y  ‘ I d e n t i t y  a n d  A c c e s s  m a n a g e m e n t ’  a n d  w h e r e  i t  i s  
u s e d .  ‘ I d e n t i t y  a n d  A c c e s s  M a n a g e m e n t ’  i s  o n e  o f  t h e  s e c u r i t y  
f r a m e w o r k s  w h i c h  c o n s i s t s  o f  v a r i o u s  r u l e s  a n d  r e g u l a t i o n s  t h a t ,  i s  
n e e d e d  b y  m o s t  o r g a n i z a t i o n s  t o d a y .  I A M  i n  a  n u t s h e l l  s p e c i f i e s  t h a t  
c o r r e c t  p e r m i s s i o n s  b e  g i v e n  t o  t h e  c o r r e c t  e m p l o y e e s  f o r  t h e  v a r i o u s  
a p p l i c a t i o n s  o f  a n  o r g a n i z a t i o n .
A n  I A M  s o l u t i o n  w i l l  i n c l u d e  p a s s w o r d  m a n a g e m e n t ,  p r o v i s i o n i n g  
s o f t w a r e ,  e n f o r c i n g  s e c u r i t y  p o l i c i e s  a n d  m o r e .  I A M  s o l u t i o n s  w i l l  a l s o  
e n a b l e  o r g a n i z a t i o n s  t o  b e  c o m p l i a n t  w i t h  v a r i o u s  r e g u l a t i o n s  l i k e  H I P A A ,  
G D P R  a n d  S O X .  S a i l P o i n t ’ s  I d e n t i t y  I Q  s o l u t i o n  a u t o m a t e s  t h e  v a r i o u s  I T  
p r o c e s s e s  a n d  h e l p s  o r g a n i z a t i o n s  t o  b e  c o m p l a i n t  w i t h  v a r i o u s  
r e g u l a t i o n s .  I A M  s t r a t e g i e s  w i l l  b e  d i f f e r e n t  f o r  s m a l l  a n d  l a r g e  
o r g a n i z a t i o n s .
4 C C I S O  C e r t i fi c a t i o n
C o n s i d e r  t h e  c a s e  w h e n  a n  o r g a n i z a t i o n  i s  s m a l l :
T h e  m a n p o w e r  u s e d  b y  s m a l l e r  o r g a n i z a t i o n s  w i l l  b e  l e s s  a n d  h e n c e ,  t h e y  
w i l l  u s e  l e s s e r  n u m b e r  o f  a p p l i c a t i o n s  ( m o b i l e ,  c l o u d ,  o n - p r e m i s e )  
S p e c i f y i n g  p e r m i s s i o n s  f o r  t h e  d i f f e r e n t  a p p l i c a t i o n s  c a n  b e  d o n e  m a n u a l l y  
a n d  m u c h  e a s i l y  i n  s u c h  a  c a s e .  I n  t h i s  s c e n a r i o ,  a  p r o p e r  I A M  s o l u t i o n  
m a y  o r  m a y  n o t  b e  n e c e s s a r y .
H o w e v e r ,  a s  a n  o r g a n i z a t i o n  g r o w s ,  m a n p o w e r  i n c r e a s e s  a n d  t h e  
c o r r e s p o n d i n g  a p p l i c a t i o n s  u s e d  b y  t h e m  i n c r e a s e s  t o o .  I n  o r d e r  t o  m a n a g e  
t h e  p e r m i s s i o n s  f o r  t h e  d i f f e r e n t  a p p l i c a t i o n s  I A M  s o l u t i o n s  n o w  b e c o m e  
a n  i n t e g r a l  p a r t  o f  t h e  o r g a n i z a t i o n .  E m p l o y i n g  a n  e f f e c t i v e  I A M  s o l u t i o n ,  
i n c r e a s e s  t h e  p r o d u c t i v i t y  o f  a n  o r g a n i z a t i o n  a n d  s e c u r e s  t h e  o r g a n i z a t i o n  
f r o m  v a r i o u s  s e c u r i t y  d i s r u p t i o n s .
S i n c e  “ i d e n t i t y ”  i s  a t  t h e  c r u x  o f  I d e n t i t y  m a n a g e m e n t  s o l u t i o n s ,  S a i l P o i n t ’  
d e f i n e s  t h e  f o l l o w i n g  p o i n t s  a s  i d e n t i t y ’ s  b e s t  p r a c t i c e s .
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A n  i d e n t i t y  m a n a g e m e n t  p r o g r a m  s h o u l d  a n s w e r  t h e  f o l l o w i n g  q u e s t i o n s :
“  w h o  h a s  a c c e s s  t o  w h a t  r e s o u r c e s  a n d  d a t a ,
w h o  a c t u a l l y  s h o u l d  h a v e  a c c e s s  a n d
h o w  a r e  t h o s e  a c c e s s  r i g h t s  e n f o r c e d ”  ( I d e n t i t y  a n d  A c c e s s  M a n a g e m e n t )
S a i l P o i n t :
S a i l P o i n t ’ s  I d e n t i t y I Q  i s  a  l e a d i n g  I A M  s o l u t i o n  f o r  e n t e r p r i s e  o r g a n i z a t i o n s  t o d a y .  
A s  a l r e a d y  s t a t e d ,  i t  a u t o m a t e s  s e v e r a l  I T  p r o c e s s e s  a n d  i s  c o m p l a i n t  w i t h  v a r i o u s  
r e g u l a t i o n s .  S a i l P o i n t ’ s  I d e n t i t y I Q  h a s  b e e n  n a m e d  a s  a  l e a d e r  i n  G a r t n e r ’ s  M a g i c  
Q u a d r a n t  f o r  I d e n t i t y  G o v e r n a n c e  a n d  A d m i n i s t r a t i o n  f o r  t h e  s i x t h  y e a r  i n  a  r o w  ( a s  
o f  O c t o b e r  2 0 1 9 )
B y  u t i l i z i n g  S a i l P o i n t ’ s  I d e n t i t y I Q ,  o r g a n i z a t i o n s  c a n  m a n a g e  p a s s w o r d s ,  r e s p o n d  t o  
u s e r  a c c e s s  r e q u e s t s ,  a u t o m a t i c a l l y  o n b o a r d  a n d  o f f  b o a r d  a p p l i c a t i o n s ,  a c c e s s  
c e r t i f i c a t i o n s  a n d  w o r k  w i t h  o t h e r  f e a t u r e s  t h e r e b y  c o n t r o l l i n g  t h e  b u s i n e s s  i n  a  
m u c h  m o r e  e f f i c i e n t  w a y .
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S a i l P o i n t  S a a S  I A M  s o l u t i o n  c a n  b e  i n t e g r a t e d  w i t h  a  v a r i e t y  o f  a p p l i c a t i o n s  
w h i c h  a r e  p r e s e n t  e i t h e r  i n  t h e  d a t a  c e n t e r  o r  t h e  c l o u d .  T h e s e  a r e  s o m e  o f  t h e  
s o f t w a r e  t h a t  S a i l P o i n t  c a n  b e  i n t e g r a t e d  w i t h :
 c l o u d  i n f r a s t r u c t u r e  s u c h  a s  A W S ,
 a p p l i c a t i o n s  s u c h  a s  C e r n e r ,  O f f i c e  3 6 5 ,  S a l e s f o r c e ,
 d a t a  s u c h  D r o p b o x ,  b o x ,  S h a r e P o i n t
 a c c e s s  m a n a g e m e n t  s o l u t i o n s  s u c h  a s  O k t a ,  A z u r e ,  A c t i v e  D i r e c t o r y
 P r i v i l e g e d  a c c e s s  m a n a g e m e n t  p r o v i d e r s  s u c h  a s  C o m p u t e r  A s s o c i a t e s ,  
C e n t r i f y ,  C y b e r A r k
 b e i n g  c o m p l i a n t  w i t h  r e g u l a t i o n s  s u c h  a s  C C P A ,  F I S M A ,  G D P R ,  H I P A A ,  S O X
 R e g u l a t e d  i n d u s t r i e s  s u c h  a s  G o v e r n m e n t ,  h e a l t h c a r e  a n d  h i g h e r  e d u c a t i o n .
I n  a d d i t i o n ,  S a i l P o i n t  h a s  a  n u m b e r  o f  c o m p o n e n t s  w h i c h  f a c i l i t a t e  p a s s w o r d  
m a n a g e m e n t ,  a u t o m a t i n g  a c c e s s  c e r t i f i c a t i o n s  a n d  m o r e .  T h e s e  a r e  t h e  k e y  
c o m p o n e n t s  o f  S a i l P o i n t  I d e n t i t y I Q :
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I d e n t i t y I Q  C o m p l i a n c e  m a n a g e r
T h e  I d e n t i t y I Q  c o m p l i a n c e  m a n a g e r  m a n a g e s  t h e  e x e c u t i o n  o f  c o m p l i a n c e  
c o n t r o l s  f o r  t h e  d i ff e r e n t  b u s i n e s s e s  a n d  i m p r o v e s  a u d i t  p e r f o r m a n c e .
I d e n t i t y I Q  L i f e c y c l e  m a n a g e r
I d e n t i t y I Q  L i f e c y c l e  m a n a g e r  a u t o m a t e s  l i f e c y c l e  e v e n t  m a n a g e m e n t  o f  
c r e a t i n g ,  c h a n g i n g  a n d  r e v o k i n g  u s e r  a c c e s s  p r i v i l e g e s  b a s e d  o n  a  u s e r ’ s  
l i f e  c y c l e .
I d e n t i t y I Q  Pa s s w o r d  m a n a g e r
T h e  I d e n t i t y I Q  p a s s w o r d  m a n a g e r  i s  u s e d  t o  m a n a g e  t h e  d i ff e r e n t  u s e r  
p a s s w o r d s .
I d e n t i t y I Q  G o v e r n a n c e  p l a t f o r m
I d e n t i t y I Q  G o v e r n a n c e  p l a t f o r m  i s  t h e  p l a c e  w h e r e  a l l  d a t a  i s  c e n t r a l i z e d .  
I n  a d d i t i o n ,  t h i s  i s  a l s o  t h e  p l a c e  w h e r e  r o l e s ,  p o l i c i e s ,  r i s k  a n d  b u s i n e s s  
p r o c e s s e s  a r e  m o d e l e d .
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I n t e g r a t i o n  m a n a g e r
I n t e g r a t i o n  m a n a g e r  e n a b l e s  I d e n t i t y I Q  t o  s e a m l e s s l y  c o n n e c t  w i t h  o t h e r  t h i r d  p a r t y  
I T  s e c u r i t y  p r o d u c t s  a n d  t o o l s .
I d e n t i t y I Q  I d e n t i t y  I n t e l l i g e n c e
T h i s  a l l o w s  y o u r  o r g a n i z a t i o n  t o  g e t  a  c o m p l e t e  a n d  c o m p r e h e n s i v e  v i e w  o f  y o u r  
d a t a ,  r i s k s  t h a t  m a y  b e  p r e s e n t  a n d  c o m p l i a n c e  i s s u e s  i f  a n y .
( I n t r o d u c t i o n  o f  S a i l P o i n t )
W e  h a v e  b r i e f l y  s e e n  a n  ‘I n t r o d u c t i o n  t o  S a i l P o i n t I d e n t i t y I Q’ i n  t h i s  p o s t .  I f  y o u  
w o u l d  l i k e  t o  g e t  t r a i n e d  o n  S a i l P o i n t  o r  a n y  o t h e r  l e a d i n g  I n f o r m a t i o n  s e c u r i t y  
c e r t i f i c a t i o n .
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