One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords provides a workflow engine that supports time restrictions, multiple approvers, reviewers, emergency access, and expiration of policy. It also includes the ability to input reason codes and integrate directly with ticketing systems.
In order for a request to progress through the workflow process, authorized users perform assigned tasks. These tasks are performed from the user's Home page in the desktop client or web client.
As a Safeguard for Privileged Passwords user, your Home page provides a quick view to the access request tasks that need your immediate attention. In addition, an Administrator can set up alerts to be sent to users when there are pending tasks needing attention. For more information, see Configuring alerts.
The access request tasks you see on your Home page depend on the rights and permissions you have been assigned by an entitlement's access request policies. For example:
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Requesters see tasks related to submitting new access requests, as well as actions to be taken once a request has been approved (for example, viewing passwords, copying passwords, launching sessions, and checking in completed requests).
Requesters can also define favorite requests, which then appear on their Home page for subsequent use. This can be done from either the desktop client or web client:
- Desktop client: For more information, see Desktop client favorite request.
- Web client: For more information, see Favorites (web client).
- Approvers see tasks related to approving (or denying) and revoking access requests.
- Designated reviewers see tasks related to reviewing completed (checked in) access requests, including playing back a session if session recording is enabled.
Password release and session requests use a workflow engine; however, the actions taken on a session request are slightly different than those taken on a password release request. Therefore, we will cover each of these access request workflows separately: