Identity and Access Governance
Identity and Access Governance is the structured management of identities, access rights, rules, and control processes required to keep IAM coherent and controllable.
- Acronym
- IAG
- Synonym
- IAG
Definition
Identity and Access Governance, often abbreviated IAG, refers to the functional and governance framework used to manage identities, requests, access rules, recertification, lifecycle decisions, and control obligations. It is not just a tool capability but a set of operating principles that makes IAM sustainable, reviewable, and aligned with organizational risk management. IAG (Identity and Access Governance) emphasizes the governance discipline applied to identities and access — the rules, reviews, and controls — while IGA (Identity Governance and Administration) typically refers to platforms that combine that governance with operational provisioning and administration.
Why it matters
La gouvernance des identités définit comment les droits d'accès sont demandés, approuvés, revus et révoqués. Sans gouvernance structurée, les droits dérivent, les constats d'audit s'accumulent et les écarts de conformité deviennent structurels.
The Ariovis perspective
Ariovis treats the person or service, its context and its responsibilities as the starting point. Accounts and permissions are technical consequences that must remain tied to a governed identity.
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