---
name: implementing-identity-governance-with-sailpoint
description: Deploy SailPoint IdentityNow or IdentityIQ for identity governance and administration. Covers identity lifecycle management, access request workflows, certification campaigns, role mining, SOD policy 
domain: cybersecurity
subdomain: identity-access-management
tags: [iam, identity, access-control, governance, sailpoint, iga, lifecycle]
version: "1.0"
author: mahipal
license: Apache-2.0
---
# Implementing Identity Governance with SailPoint

## Overview
Deploy SailPoint IdentityNow or IdentityIQ for identity governance and administration. Covers identity lifecycle management, access request workflows, certification campaigns, role mining, SOD policy enforcement, and compliance reporting for enterprise IAM.

## Objectives
- Implement comprehensive implementing identity governance with sailpoint capability
- Establish automated discovery and monitoring processes
- Integrate with enterprise IAM and security tools
- Generate compliance-ready documentation and reports
- Align with NIST 800-53 access control requirements

## Security Controls
| Control | NIST 800-53 | Description |
|---------|-------------|-------------|
| Account Management | AC-2 | Lifecycle management |
| Access Enforcement | AC-3 | Policy-based access control |
| Least Privilege | AC-6 | Minimum necessary permissions |
| Audit Logging | AU-3 | Authentication and access events |
| Identification | IA-2 | User and service identification |

## Verification
- [ ] Implementation tested in non-production environment
- [ ] Security policies configured and enforced
- [ ] Audit logging enabled and forwarding to SIEM
- [ ] Documentation and runbooks complete
- [ ] Compliance evidence generated
