Introduction
Vendors, contractors, integrators and service partners often need daily access to business-critical systems. Vendor access is one of the largest and fastest-growing security risks, driven by over-privileged accounts, slow deprovisioning and poor visibility.
This paper proposes an identity-centric model built on automation, policy-based governance and Zero Trust.
Why traditional vendor access falls short
- Manual, fragmented onboarding through email, spreadsheets, tickets and ad-hoc approvals
- Over-provisioned, static access that persists after the work ends
- Limited visibility: who has access, who approved it, and when it should expire
An identity-first model
Every vendor identity should be governed, monitored and continuously validated. Yali treats vendors as first-class identities within the enterprise IAM framework, without adding operational complexity.
How Yali simplifies vendor access
- Automated, policy-driven onboarding: accounts created, access mapped to roles or attributes, SSO provided
- Granular, time-bound access by role, project, department, location or duration, with automatic revocation
- Continuous visibility through logs, approval trails and activity data
Business impact
- Up to 90% faster vendor onboarding
- Less risk from over-privileged and dormant accounts
- Stronger compliance through audit trails and traceability
- Happier vendors with smoother, secure access
Vendor access and Zero Trust
Vendor access should be verified continuously, not only at login, scoped tightly to business purpose and revoked automatically when no longer needed.