About This Architecture

Just-in-time (JIT) access architecture combining CyberArk Idira with AWS IAM Identity Center and STS to enforce time-bound, approval-driven access without persistent credentials. Employees and contractors authenticate via Okta with MFA, submit JIT requests evaluated by Idira policy engine, and receive temporary STS tokens valid only for their approved session window. AWS resources (EC2, S3, RDS) are accessed through SAML 2.0 federation with automatic session expiration and full audit logging via Idira. This pattern eliminates standing privileges, reduces blast radius from credential compromise, and meets compliance requirements for PAM and zero-trust architecture. Fork and customize this diagram on Diagrams.so to adapt approval workflows, identity sources, or resource scopes for your organization.

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How do I implement just-in-time access on AWS without persistent credentials using CyberArk Idira and AWS IAM?

This diagram shows a four-phase JIT access flow: Okta authenticates users with MFA, Idira evaluates access requests against policies and ServiceNow approvals, AWS IAM Identity Center issues temporary STS tokens via SAML federation, and sessions automatically expire. No standing credentials are stored, reducing breach risk and meeting zero-trust compliance.