Identity Governance and Administration
Identity Governance and Administration is the discipline that governs who should have access, how access is granted, reviewed, and removed, and how identity-related controls are enforced over time.
- Acronym
- IGA
- Synonym
- IGA
Definition
Identity Governance and Administration, often shortened to IGA, is the operating model and technology domain that combines identity lifecycle control, access request management, approval workflows, certification, policy enforcement, and auditability. It links business identity data, access policies, application onboarding, and compliance controls so that access decisions remain explainable and governed across the organization. IGA (Identity Governance and Administration) traditionally bundles governance with administrative provisioning capabilities in a single platform; IAG (Identity and Access Governance) is a broader framing that focuses on the governance dimension itself, independent of the provisioning engine.
Why it matters
IGA is the backbone of identity compliance and the primary mechanism for demonstrating that access is intentional, reviewed, and controlled.
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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Common pitfalls
- A common pitfall is treating IGA as a technology deployment rather than a governance operating model requiring sustained business engagement.
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