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BeaverFlow IDM

Know who has access to what

Access sprawl is silent and expensive. It builds gradually — a departing employee whose accounts are never fully revoked, a contractor who received temporary access that became permanent, an admin who accumulated rights across systems over five years without anyone tracking the total exposure.

BeaverFlow IDM makes access visible, structured, and auditable. Every access right is connected to a request, an approval, a business justification, and an expiry date. The role matrix shows which permissions each role holds across which systems — and who holds that role today.

Onboarding workflows trigger automatically when HR confirms a new hire. The right manager receives a checklist of required accesses, the right system owners receive approval requests, and the new employee starts day one with everything they need — without anyone working through a mental checklist under pressure.

Offboarding is the mirror image. When a departure is recorded, IDM generates a full revocation checklist covering every system in scope. Completion is tracked, timestamped, and auditable. The risk of a former employee retaining access drops to zero — and the proof is available immediately if an auditor asks.

Privilege reviews close the loop. On a defined schedule, system owners receive a list of current access holders with a one-click approve or revoke decision. Dormant access that has accumulated over years is cleaned up systematically, not ad hoc.

Key capabilities
01

Access Request Management

Structured request and approval flows for system access with full audit trail from request to grant.

02

Role Matrix

Visual matrix of roles versus systems — see who holds what permissions and what approved them.

03

Onboarding Checklists

Role-based onboarding tasks assigned automatically on hire date, tracked to completion.

04

Offboarding Workflows

Triggered on departure record — generates and tracks full access revocation across every system in scope.

05

Privilege Escalation

Time-bound temporary privilege grants with automatic expiry — no more forgotten elevated accounts.

06

Access Reviews

Periodic recertification campaigns sent to system owners with one-click approve or revoke per user.

07

Policy Enforcement

Access policies defined per system and role — requests that violate policy are blocked at submission.

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Multi-System Scope

Manage access across on-premises applications, cloud services and infrastructure in one unified view.

09

Audit Reports

Instant reports on current access per user, per system and per role — formatted for auditors.

10

Joiner-Mover-Leaver

Structured workflows for all three lifecycle events with HR system integration and SLA tracking.

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Self-Service Requests

Users submit access requests through the portal — reducing IT inbox noise with structured intake.

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Risk Scoring

Identify users who hold combinations of access rights that create segregation-of-duty conflicts.

Use cases
01

HR and IT running joint structured onboarding with zero missed access for new employees

02

Security team auditing all privileged accounts across production systems in one view

03

Offboarding workflow guaranteeing full access revocation within SLA for all departing staff

04

Quarterly access recertification campaign sent to system owners for approval or revocation

05

Internal audit providing full access history per user for compliance review

06

Temporary contractor access granted with automatic expiry — no manual follow-up required

07

SOD conflict detection identifying users with incompatible access combinations across finance systems

08

New system onboarding defining access roles and integrating request flows before go-live

09

Data breach investigation using IDM audit trail to reconstruct access history at point of incident

10

GDPR compliance reporting documenting who has access to personal data stores and approval history

ITIL practices covered
Information Security ManagementIT Asset ManagementService Request ManagementChange EnablementRisk Management
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