performing-entitlement-review-with-sailpoint-iiq

name	performing-entitlement-review-with-sailpoint-iiq
description	Use when performing entitlement review and access certification campaigns using SailPoint IdentityIQ including manager certifications, targeted entitlement reviews, role-based access validation, SOD violation remediation, and automated revocation workflows. Activates for requests involving access reviews, entitlement certifications, SailPoint IIQ governance, or periodic user access recertification.
domain	cybersecurity
tags	["SailPoint","IdentityIQ","access-review","entitlement-certification","IGA","access-governance"]
subdomain	identity-access-management
version	1.0
author	oyi77
license	Apache-2.0
nist_csf	["PR.AA-01","PR.AA-02","PR.AA-05","PR.AA-06"]

Performing Entitlement Review With Sailpoint Iiq

Overview

Cybersecurity skill for performing entitlement review with sailpoint iiq. Follows industry best practices and security standards.

When to Use

Trigger phrases:

• "performing entitlement review with sailpoint iiq"

• "Performs entitlement review and access certification campaigns using SailPoint I"

• Quarterly or annual access certification campaigns are required for compliance (SOX, HIPAA, PCI-DSS)

• Organization needs automated manager-based access reviews for all direct reports

• Targeted entitlement reviews are needed for sensitive applications or high-privilege roles

• Separation of Duties (SOD) violations must be identified and remediated

• Orphaned accounts and excessive entitlements need to be discovered and cleaned up

• Audit findings require evidence of periodic access review and remediation tracking

Do not use for real-time access control decisions; IdentityIQ certifications are periodic review processes designed for governance and compliance validation.

When NOT to Use

• When you lack proper authorization for testing
• For production systems without change management
• When the task requires legal or compliance expertise beyond technical scope

Prerequisites

• SailPoint IdentityIQ 8.2+ deployed with database backend (Oracle, MySQL, or SQL Server)
• Application connectors configured for all in-scope systems (Active Directory, LDAP, databases, SaaS applications)
• Identity cubes aggregated with current entitlement data from all connected sources
• Email server configured for certification notifications
• Manager hierarchy defined in the identity model
• Business roles and entitlement glossary populated for reviewer context

Workflow

# Example: IOC detection
import re

IOC_PATTERNS = {
    "ip": r"\b(?:\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}\b",
    "domain": r"\b[a-z0-9-]+\.[a-z]{2,}\b",
    "hash_md5": r"\b[a-f0-9]{32}\b",
    "hash_sha256": r"\b[a-f0-9]{64}\b",
}

 () -> :
     {k: re.findall(v, text)  k, v  IOC_PATTERNS.items()}