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Identity Application in Identity Management

Identity Application in Identity Management

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This curriculum spans the design and operationalization of identity systems across hybrid environments, comparable in scope to a multi-workshop technical advisory engagement for implementing enterprise identity management at organizations with complex, regulated IT landscapes.

Module 1: Foundational Identity Architecture and System Design

  • Select and integrate an identity provider (IdP) that supports SAML 2.0, OIDC, and SCIM for hybrid cloud and on-premises application ecosystems.
  • Design a directory services hierarchy using LDAP or Microsoft Active Directory that aligns with organizational unit (OU) structures and access delegation policies.
  • Implement attribute-based access control (ABAC) logic within identity schemas to support dynamic authorization decisions across distributed systems.
  • Evaluate and deploy a centralized identity store versus decentralized identity models based on regulatory requirements and system latency constraints.
  • Define identity lifecycle states (e.g., pending, active, suspended, terminated) and map them to automated provisioning workflows.
  • Architect failover and redundancy mechanisms for critical identity services to meet 99.99% uptime SLAs in global deployments.

Module 2: Identity Federation and Single Sign-On Integration

  • Negotiate and configure SSO trust relationships with external partners using metadata exchange and certificate rotation protocols.
  • Implement just-in-time (JIT) provisioning for federated users accessing third-party SaaS platforms without pre-existing accounts.
  • Configure session management policies including idle timeout, concurrent session limits, and cross-domain token validation.
  • Integrate OpenID Connect with custom scopes and claims to pass role and entitlement data from IdP to relying applications.
  • Diagnose and resolve SAML assertion decryption failures due to certificate mismatches or clock skew across federated systems.
  • Enforce step-up authentication requirements during federation when accessing high-risk applications or elevated privileges.

Module 3: Privileged Access Management and Just-In-Time Privileges

  • Deploy a privileged access workstation (PAW) policy and integrate it with PAM solutions for administrative account isolation.
  • Implement time-bound privilege elevation using role-based just-in-time (JIT) access in cloud environments like AWS IAM or Azure AD.
  • Configure session recording and keystroke logging for privileged accounts in compliance with SOX or PCI-DSS requirements.
  • Define approval workflows for privilege requests involving multiple stakeholders and integrate with ticketing systems like ServiceNow.
  • Rotate and manage privileged account passwords using a vault solution while ensuring service continuity for dependent systems.
  • Establish break-glass account protocols with multi-factor authentication and audit trail activation for emergency access.

Module 4: Identity Governance and Access Certification

  • Design and automate access review campaigns for role memberships, focusing on segregation of duties (SoD) conflicts in ERP systems.
  • Integrate identity governance tools with HR systems to trigger access recertification upon job role or department changes.
  • Define and enforce role mining outcomes to consolidate overlapping entitlements and reduce role explosion in large directories.
  • Implement auto-remediation workflows for access violations detected during certification cycles, including ticket creation and notifications.
  • Generate audit-ready reports showing access approval history, reviewer actions, and remediation timelines for regulatory exams.
  • Balance user productivity with least privilege principles when defining review frequency for high-risk versus low-risk roles.

Module 5: Identity Lifecycle Management and Automation

  • Map HR event triggers (hire, transfer, terminate) to automated provisioning and deprovisioning workflows across 20+ integrated systems.
  • Implement reconciliation processes to detect and resolve discrepancies between HR records and active directory accounts.
  • Configure self-service identity update workflows for managers to request access changes on behalf of team members.
  • Develop custom SCIM connectors for applications lacking native identity integration to support automated user lifecycle operations.
  • Enforce data ownership rules for identity attributes, specifying which systems of record maintain authoritative values.
  • Manage orphaned accounts resulting from incomplete deprovisioning by implementing periodic access sweep jobs and alerting.

Module 6: Multi-Factor Authentication and Adaptive Risk Policies

  • Evaluate and deploy MFA methods (FIDO2, TOTP, push notifications) based on user population, device ownership, and phishing resistance.
  • Configure adaptive authentication policies that increase verification requirements based on geolocation, device posture, or login time.
  • Integrate risk-based authentication engines with SIEM systems to incorporate real-time threat intelligence into access decisions.
  • Implement fallback authentication mechanisms for MFA outages while maintaining auditability and preventing privilege escalation.
  • Enforce conditional access policies that block or challenge logins from known anonymized IP addresses or high-risk countries.
  • Manage user registration and recovery workflows for MFA tokens, including helpdesk-assisted reset procedures with fraud detection.

Module 7: Identity in Cloud and Hybrid Environments

  • Design hybrid identity synchronization using Azure AD Connect or similar tools with attribute filtering and password hash sync policies.
  • Implement identity bridging for legacy applications that do not support modern authentication protocols using reverse proxies or agents.
  • Configure workload identities for cloud-native services using instance metadata and short-lived tokens instead of static credentials.
  • Enforce consistent identity policies across multiple cloud providers using centralized identity federation and policy orchestration tools.
  • Manage service principal lifecycle and permissions in cloud environments to prevent overprivileged non-human identities.
  • Integrate identity-aware proxies (IAP) to enforce identity-based access to internal applications without exposing them to the public internet.

Module 8: Audit, Monitoring, and Incident Response for Identity Systems

  • Define log retention and encryption policies for identity events to meet compliance requirements without degrading system performance.
  • Implement real-time alerting on anomalous authentication patterns such as impossible travel, rapid successive logins, or brute-force attempts.
  • Conduct forensic analysis of identity-related breaches using correlation of authentication logs, IP geolocation, and device fingerprints.
  • Integrate identity event streams with SOAR platforms to automate response actions like account lockout or MFA re-enrollment.
  • Perform regular access log sampling to validate that audit trails capture sufficient context for post-incident reconstruction.
  • Coordinate identity log access for internal auditors while enforcing need-to-know and separation from operational identity management roles.
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