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Keyward: Identity and access hardening

An identity programme that replaces standing admin rights with time-limited access and creates audit-ready access reviews.

Sector
Technology
Typical client
Scale-up preparing for ISO 27001 certification
Typical timeline
10 weeks
Typical team
2 engineers, 1 consultant
Identity posture overview with MFA coverage, privileged accounts and risk
Quarterly access review with manager decisions and revocation tracking
Access audit view with exceptions, findings and control coverage

About this project

Fast-growing companies often give administrator access for convenience and rarely take it away. Former staff and forgotten accounts then become a serious risk, and an audit finding.

Keyward moves access to single sign-on and grants privileged rights for limited periods only. Leavers lose access automatically, and quarterly reviews create clear evidence for auditors.

Objectives

  • Remove permanent administrator access
  • Make leavers lose access automatically
  • Produce access evidence auditors can rely on

What’s delivered

  • Single sign-on across business applications
  • Just-in-time privileged access
  • Automated joiner, mover and leaver workflows
  • Quarterly access certification
  • ISO 27001 control mapping

Target outcomes

100%

MFA coverage objective

-80%

standing admin target

<1 hr

leaver access removal goal

4 per year

access reviews planned

Technology

  • Okta
  • AWS IAM
  • Terraform
  • Vanta
  • Python

Services involved

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