Delegated Administration: Decentralized Access Management

Delegated Administration is a feature that simplifies user governance by allowing authorized users to manage personas within defined scopes, reducing IT burden and enhancing security through decentralized control.

Understanding Delegated Administration

Delegated Administration allows authorized users to manage personas—digital identities that represent users and their associated access rights—within specified scopes through the Self-Service Portal. This feature integrates seamlessly with our product TB Persona, enhancing Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) capabilities. Administrators can grant either broad delegated administration rights, which provide control over all personas in a defined scope, or targeted delegated administration rights, which restrict control to specific personas. Additionally, these rights can be time-limited, allowing for temporary access as needed.

Delegated Administration for NIS2 Compliance

Delegated Administration is particularly relevant in the context of emerging cybersecurity regulations such as the NIS2 Directive. NIS2 emphasizes collaboration within supply chains. Delegated administration allows organizations to manage access more efficiently and securely across multiple stakeholders. The directive requires stricter accountability. Delegated administration enables organizations to assign specific permissions, enhancing oversight and reducing unauthorized access risks. As NIS2 covers more entities, organizations need scalable solutions for managing access rights. Delegated administration distributes management responsibilities effectively.

Benefits

Enhanced Operational Efficiency

Delegated Administration allows organizations to distribute administrative tasks, reducing the workload on central IT teams and improving response times for access requests.

Improved Security

By implementing policy-based access control, this feature minimizes unauthorized access risks and helps meet NIS2 cybersecurity requirements.

Cost Savings

It decreases the need for extensive IT support by enabling designated users to manage their own personas, leading to significant reductions in administrative overhead.

Flexibility and Customization

Organizations can tailor delegation settings to fit their unique structures, whether by department, project, or user group, allowing for more precise management of user personas.

Autonomy and Responsiveness

Designated users gain the ability to manage personas within their defined scope, enhancing operational efficiency and improving responsiveness to access requests.

Support for B2B Uses

Delegated Administration is particularly beneficial in B2B scenarios, enabling organizations to efficiently manage external users such as partners and suppliers while ensuring secure access rights.