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Role management

Designing and managing roles in SailPoint IdentityIQ: business vs IT roles, role modelling, assignment and role mining.

Quick answer

Designing and managing roles in SailPoint IdentityIQ: business vs IT roles, role modelling, assignment and role mining.

Key takeaways
  • Business roles group IT roles for clarity
  • Roles assign by rules or by request and approval
  • Role mining suggests roles from real entitlements
  • Owners and certifications keep the model clean

Business and IT roles

IdentityIQ separates business roles (what a person does) from IT roles (the entitlements that grant it). Business roles group IT roles, keeping access understandable.

Assignment

Roles are assigned automatically by assignment rules on identity attributes, or requested through Lifecycle Manager and approved.

Role mining

Role mining analyses existing entitlements to suggest candidate roles, accelerating a role model from real access patterns.

Governance

Roles have owners, and certifications review role membership and composition so the model does not drift into over-provisioning.

Practice challenge

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What groups IT roles into something the business understands?

Frequently asked questions

What does the term Role Management refer to in SailPoint?
IdentityIQ separates business roles (what a person does) from IT roles (the entitlements that grant it). Business roles group IT roles, keeping access understandable.
What is worth remembering about Role Management in practice?
Roles are assigned automatically by assignment rules on identity attributes, or requested through Lifecycle Manager and approved.
What is another point to note about Role Management?
Role mining analyses existing entitlements to suggest candidate roles, accelerating a role model from real access patterns.
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