Identity governance

Dynamic Segregation of Duties

Dynamic Segregation of Duties is a SoD model enforced through contextual rules and live authorization logic rather than only through static role conflicts.

Acronym
Dynamic SoD

Definition

Dynamic Segregation of Duties is an access control approach in which toxic combinations are prevented by runtime rules that take into account the current transaction, ownership, prior actions, resource context, or business state. It goes beyond static SoD by evaluating whether a user should be blocked in a given situation, even if they technically hold multiple rights.

Why it matters

Dynamic SoD enables more nuanced risk management by considering actual business context rather than just static role assignments.

The Ariovis perspective

Segregation of duties must be tied to meaningful risk scenarios and supported by ownership, detection, decisions and remediation. A static list of conflicts is not enough.

Common pitfalls

  • Dynamic SoD requires more sophisticated authorization infrastructure and may introduce latency in high-volume transaction processing.

Standards and protocols

Reference standards
  • SOX
  • GDPR

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