Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)

Overview

Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) is the discipline of managing who or what has access to which resources in an organization — and under what conditions. In modern SaaS ecosystems, IGA extends beyond users to include automated scripts, service accounts, and AI-based tools that also require access governance.

What Is Identity Governance and Administration?

IGA blends two key functions: governing access (who should have access) and administrating identities (who does have access). This includes the creation, monitoring, and decommissioning of identities — both human and non-human — and the enforcement of access policies. For example, it ensures that machine credentials and service accounts only hold the permissions they truly need.

How Does Identity Governance and Administration Work?

IGA tools and processes operate through:

• Identity lifecycle management: Automating provisioning and deprovisioning
• Access reviews: Verifying access is appropriate and compliant
• Policy enforcement: Aligning access with roles and responsibilities
• Risk-based remediation: Identifying and addressing misaligned or overprivileged identities

When integrated with privileged access management and lifecycle management, IGA helps eliminate blind spots in identity security.

Why Is Identity Governance and Administration Important?

IGA helps reduce risk, increase compliance, and improve operational efficiency. Without IGA, identities accumulate excessive privileges, abandoned accounts persist, and visibility erodes. Organizations that treat identity as the new perimeter must adopt IGA to govern access consistently — especially in environments rich with SaaS integrations and automated workflows.

Astrix’s Approach to Identity Governance and Administration

Astrix applies IGA principles to the modern reality of distributed, automated infrastructure. The platform discovers non-human identities, maps their access, and reduces your non-human attack surface through policy enforcement and real-time remediation. It enables identity-first governance across every API, token, and script in your environment.

Ensure every identity, human or not, is governed with clarity and control. Schedule a live demo to see how Astrix empowers IGA for the cloud-native world.