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Just in Time Access Through Jira

Just in Time Access to

Jira

Streamline your security operations with just-in-time access through Jira, utilizing it as a seamless front-end or employing ticketing as triggers for efficient access management.

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Time-bound admin role escalations

Temporary access that is revoked when no longer needed

Faster access for employees and contractors

Audit logs and access reviews

What is Just in Time Access?

Just-In-Time (JIT) access, in the context of cybersecurity, refers to granting temporary access privileges to users when needed, for a specific time period. After the granted duration, the privileges are automatically revoked. It helps to minimize the risk of unauthorized access, data breaches, and reduces the attack surface for hackers.

Benefits of Just in Time Access Through Jira

Benefits of Just in Time Access to

Jira

Structured Workflow Management: Jira's ticketing system provides a clear, organized process for JIT access requests, ensuring efficient tracking and timely resolution.
Enhanced Accountability and Traceability: Using Jira offers a detailed audit trail for access requests, crucial for security standards and compliance auditing.
Improved Security with Least Privilege Access: Jira supports the principle of least privilege, granting users minimal necessary access, thereby significantly reducing unauthorized access risks.
Real-time Communication and Collaboration: Jira enables swift communication and collaboration, speeding up access decision-making and ensuring all stakeholders are aligned.

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Use Cases for Just in Time Access Through Jira

Use Cases for Just in Time Access to

Jira

Emergency Access Management: In scenarios where a team member requires urgent access to critical systems or data, Jira can be used to swiftly handle these emergency requests. The requester submits a ticket detailing the urgency and necessity, which is then rapidly reviewed and approved by the authorized personnel, ensuring quick and controlled access in critical situations.
Project-Based Access Control: For short-term projects or tasks requiring special access rights, Jira can manage access requests specific to the project duration. Team members request access through Jira tickets, which are approved for the project's timeframe, automatically revoking access upon project completion, thus maintaining tight security and relevance.
Compliance Auditing and Reporting: Jira can be used to streamline compliance processes by tracking and auditing access requests and approvals. For audit purposes, organizations can quickly generate reports from Jira, showing who was granted access, by whom, and for what duration, ensuring transparent and compliant access management practices.
Least Privilege Access Within JIRA: Managing JIT access to permissions in JIRA enables dynamic control of privileged roles, ensuring staff have prompt access to essential tools and information for project management and issue resolution.

How to Implement Just in Time Access Through Jira?

How to Implement Just in Time Access to

Jira

Implementing Just-In-Time (JIT) access to cloud resources using JIRA can greatly enhance your organization's security and efficiency. Learn how to use JIRA as either or both a frontend for access requests and as a trigger for managing access based on ticket statuses.

Step 1: Define Your Cloud Resources and Access Requirements

Identify Cloud Platforms: List the cloud resources (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) that need JIT access.
Access Levels: Define various access levels (read, write, admin) required for these resources.

Step 2: Integrate with an Access Management Tool

Select a JIT Tool: Use a tool like Entitle that supports integration with JIRA and centralizes visibility and control of entitlements in your organization.
Integration Setup: Connect JIRA with your chosen access management tool, ensuring that changes in JIRA ticket status trigger corresponding actions in the tool.

Step 3: Set up Self-serve Requests and Approvals

Self-Serve Access Requests: Implement a self-service model in JIRA or another front-end where users can directly request access to cloud resources. This empowers users to initiate access requests while maintaining control and oversight. Ensure the user interface for requesting access is intuitive and provides clear instructions and options for specifying the type of access required.
Enhanced Approval Workflows: Develop dynamic approval workflows that adapt to the level of access requested. For example, higher access levels might trigger multi-level approvals. Incorporate conditional logic in the workflows to streamline the approval process based on the nature of the request, such as the sensitivity of the cloud resource or the user’s role in the organization.

Step 4: Automate Provisioning and Deprovisioning of Access

Provisioning Rules: Configure the access management tool to grant access automatically once a JIRA ticket is approved.
Deprovisioning Rules: Set rules for automatic access revocation, either after a predefined duration or when a ticket is closed.

Step 5: Establish Audit Trails

Logging: Ensure all access changes are logged within the access management tool and are traceable via JIRA tickets.
Regular Audits: Schedule periodic audits of these logs to ensure compliance and detect anomalies.

Step 6: Testing and Feedback

Pilot Testing: Run a pilot test with a small set of cloud resources and users to validate the workflow.
Gather Feedback: Collect feedback from users and approvers to refine the process.

Step 7: Documentation and Training

Create Guides: Document the entire process, including step-by-step instructions for requesting access via JIRA.
Training Sessions: Hold training sessions to familiarize staff with the new system.

Step 8: Monitor and Iterate

Continuous Monitoring: Regularly monitor the system for efficiency and security.
Iterative Improvements: Continuously improve the process based on user feedback and changing organizational needs.

Entitle has a native integration with

Jira

Entitle has an IdP integration with

Jira

Native integration

5 minutes set up with pre-built connectors

IdP integration

Add/remove users from groups in an identity provider

JIT access: self-service requests and authorization workflows

HR-driven birthright policies

Full audit trails and access reviews

Fine-grained visibility of permissions

Fine-grained, ephemeral provisioning of permissions

Manage Temporary Access Through Jira With Entitle

Manage temporary access to

Jira

with Entitle

Grant users access automatically when a Jira ticket is open and take it away when it's resolved.
Resolve Jira access requests tickets fast and without human intervention.
Grant bundles of permissions (e.g. K8s Cluster, MongoDB table, AWS S3 Bucket) in one access request or ticket trigger.
Use Jira as a front-end of access requests, approvals and audit logs.
Gain visibility and control within Jira resources, roles, and entitlements enhances the efficiency of cloud security teams.
Easy and quick installation facilitates rapid deployment, allowing functionality within days.
Native integration with over 100 frequently-used cloud services and applications supports comprehensive access management.
Automated governance through an API-first approach boosts regulatory user access review tasks, offering highly customizable solutions that seamlessly integrate with existing schedules and systems.

"I like Entitle because it’s one of those tools I can set up and forget about. I never have to go into it and it just works."

Mike Morrato
CISO and Global Head of IT,
Noname Security

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What is

Jira

Jira is a software developed by Atlassian, an Australian company, which is primarily used for bug tracking, issue tracking, and project management. The name "Jira" is derived from the Japanese word "Gojira" which means "Godzilla". It is used by agile development teams to plan, track and release software, providing various reporting and analytical tools that are tailored for contemporary software development methodologies.

What is Entitle?

Entitle is how cloud-forward companies provide employees with temporary, granular and just-in-time access within their cloud infrastructure and SaaS applications. Entitle easily integrates with your stack, offering self-serve access requests, instant visibility into your cloud entitlements and making user access reviews a breeze.

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Just in Time Access Through Jira

Just in Time Access to

Jira

What is Just in Time Access?

Benefits of Just in Time Access Through Jira

Benefits of Just in Time Access to

Jira

Explore Entitle’s JIT Access Management Platform

Use Cases for Just in Time Access Through Jira

Use Cases for Just in Time Access to

Jira

How to Implement Just in Time Access Through Jira?

How to Implement Just in Time Access to

Jira

Step 1: Define Your Cloud Resources and Access Requirements

Step 2: Integrate with an Access Management Tool

Step 3: Set up Self-serve Requests and Approvals

Step 4: Automate Provisioning and Deprovisioning of Access

Step 5: Establish Audit Trails

Step 6: Testing and Feedback

Step 7: Documentation and Training

Step 8: Monitor and Iterate

Temporary JIT Access Through Jira With Entitle

Temporary JIT Access to

Jira

with Entitle

Entitle has a native integration with

Jira

Entitle has an IdP integration with

Jira

Manage Temporary Access Through Jira With Entitle

Manage temporary access to

Jira

with Entitle

What is

Jira

What is Entitle?

JIT is only the beginning