Dynamic privileged access governance

A dynamic privileged access governance system that is cloud-native and adapts to the dynamic nature of cloud application environments, said dynamic privileged access governance system comprising:

• a profile repository that stores access profiles pre-assigned to users (“pre-assigned access profiles”) for the users to obtain access to heterogeneous cloud application environments by user-initiated check out of the pre-assigned access profiles;
• a just-in-time access system that is configured to provide user-initiated check out and check in to authorized users which enables the authorized users to check out pre-assigned access profiles from the profile repository and check the pre-assigned access profiles back into the profile repository, wherein the just-in-time access system comprises (i) an authentication module that provides an authentication service configured to perform user authentication to authorize users for user-initiated check out of pre-assigned access profiles that provide the authorized users with privileged access to one or more heterogeneous cloud application environments, (ii) a profile module that provides a profile service that enables viewing access, upon successful authentication of a particular user by the authentication service, for the particular user to access and view particular pre-assigned access profiles stored in the profile repository and assigned to the particular user and to select one of the particular pre-assigned access profiles that the particular user identifies as providing sufficient access to a particular cloud application in the heterogeneous cloud application environments, (iii) a profile configuration module that maintains access profiles for privileged access to the heterogeneous cloud application environments, and (iv) a profile access manager that receives, upon selection of the selected particular pre-assigned access profile by the particular user, a profile check out request for the selected particular pre-assigned access profile and grants the particular user privileged access to the particular cloud application of the heterogeneous cloud application environments;
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• an access intelligence system that is communicably connected to the just-in-time access system, the profile repository, and the heterogeneous cloud application environments, wherein the access intelligence system comprises a cloud application scanner, an activity processor, and a profile recommendation module that is configured to provide recommendations, based on user activity analysis by the activity processor, to the just-in-time access system and automatically tune access profiles, maintained by the profile configuration module, for privileged access to the heterogeneous cloud application environments.