1. Planning.

• Assessment
  Begin by identifying who requires access to Deel, the resources they need, and the justification. Review existing access rights and determine if they can be reduced or removed entirely. Consider utilizing an entitlement discovery tool for improved visibility.
• Policy creation
  Establish clear policies for granting and revoking access. Include guidelines on who can request access, under what situations, and for what duration. For privileged roles, set time-bound parameters.
• Source of truth
  Sync your JIT access system to an Identity Provider (e.g., Okta, Google Workspace, Azure AD, OneLogin). This will serve as your authoritative source for identities. Managing individual identities instead of shared accounts will enable more efficient authorization control and audit precision.

2. Execution.

• Self-serve access requests
  Streamline the process by having users request access through the system, not individuals. Enhance adoption by integrating with IM platforms like Slack or MS Teams, ensuring requests specify who's asking, the required service/resource/role, duration, and rationale.

• Approval process
  JIT access enables organizations to delegate approvals to individuals with business context. Resource owners and business unit managers often have better context than IT helpdesks. Use messaging platforms for quick responses, providing approvers with all the necessary information for a sound decision.

• Conditional approval workflows
  Incorporate your predefined policies into approval workflows that govern access permissions. These workflows dictate who can access what under specific conditions. Effective implementation commonly uses if-then conditions. IF identity group “X” requests access to “Y”, seek approval from “Z” and notify “M”.

• Integrations
  Consider integrating JIT with your IT and security systems for greater flexibility. Link with data classification systems to update policies according to data sensitivity. Collaborate with on-call schedule software for automatic approvals in emergencies. Connect to employee learning systems to grant access based on training completion.
• Automated access granting and revoking
  Understand Deel thoroughly to efficiently grant and revoke access fine-grained automatically within the service. This automated process is crucial for JIT Access, reducing the dependence on people’s availability. Access methods - For Deel JIT Access, APIs are advantageous due to their flexibility and real-time capabilities, although a combination may be necessary—like using SAML for authentication, SCIM for user provisioning, and APIs for precise access control decisions.

3. Maintenance.

• Regular audits
  Routinely check access logs to confirm JIT access is functioning as expected. Examine any unusual patterns or behaviors either directly or using your SIEM.
• User training
  Teach users, particularly privileged ones, about least privilege, JIT Access, and its operation. Users must understand how to request access when necessary.
• Feedback loop
  Regularly review your JIT access procedures, and solicit feedback from users and IT staff for potential improvements.

Following this structured approach will facilitate an efficient implementation of a robust Just-in-Time Access system for Deel.