The	7	Layers	of	Privilege	Management
-Anirban	Banerjee,	Ph.D.
anirban@onionid.com
HELLO!
I	am	Anirban	Banerjee.
Founder	and	CEO	of	Onion	ID.	
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anirbanbanerjeephd
Current Status
Challenges
Solutions
Current Status
4
Laptops
In house
servers
Mobile
devices
Cloud
Servers
The Landscape is ChangingIT	Landscape
• Shift in Capex to Opex
• Cost savings – 25% on avg.
• EmployeeMobility
• Easy access – 49% on avg.
• Scaling is easier
• More efficient – 55% on avg.
• Time savings
• More time to innovate– 31% on avg.
• Choice – no traditional vendorlock in
Why	is	the	
Cloud	
Popular
SAML	&	SaaS
• Less than 25% of corporateapps have SSO support
• Less than 1% of all SaaS apps understand SAML
• Passwords	are	here	to	stay!
Mapping	
User	
Roles
• How to map to 3rd party SaaS apps?
• SAML assertions- weak support.
• No	magic	bullet
What is Privilege
9
Privilege	Management	is	not	just	Access	Control
Privilege	
Management
PAM	- 100%	Coverage
Web Apps Servers and Containers
PAM	- Layers
Shrek: Ogres are like onions
Donkey: They Stink?
Shrek: Yes. No.
Donkey: Oh.....they make you cry
Shrek: No!
Donkey: Oh, you leave 'em out in
the sun,they get all brown,start
sproutin' little white hairs
Shrek: NO. Layers.Onions have
layers.Ogres have layers.Onions
have layers.You get it? We both
have layers.[sigh]
Donkey: Oh, you both have layers.
Oh.
PAM has layers. Onions have layers. We both have layers.Get it?
PAM	- The	7	Layers
2FA on Apps and Servers
SaaS PAM
SSH Session Control
Secret Storage
Access sharing
Reporting and Audits
Server PAM
Evolution	of	PAM
PAM 1.0
Crawl
• Password Vaulting
• SSH Key Rotation
• Video-session Recording
PAM 2.0
Walk
• Rights Management
• Time based checkout
• Credential rotation
PAM 3.0
Run
• SaaS PAM
• Adaptive authentication
• Automated auditing
Challenges
15
q Privileged	Access	Management
§ Full	control	over	who	has	access	to	what	and	when.
§ Real	time	and	Intuitive
Hard	
Problems
q Vigilance
§ Keep	track	of	user	activity
§ Receive	alerts	for	anomalous	behavior
§ Gain	complete	visibility	through	detailed	reports
Hard	
Problems
q Secrets	management
§ API/Machine	to	API/Machine	authentication
§ API	keys	in	code
Hard	
Problems
q Reports	and	Auditing
§ Compliance	is	complex,	disparate	systems
§ Continuous	auditing	is	necessary
Hard	
Problems
Strategies
20
Layer on top of existing services
Dynamic Privilege Management
SSO NAC CASB
Deployment
User
Fatigue
2FA	=	Friction
• Entering 8 Digit
Codes
• Carrying Hardware
• One time Passwords
• Multiple IDs
Happy
Users
2FA	≠	Friction
Air-Signature
Touch ID
Proximity
Geo Fencing
What can an employee see
What can an employee click
What can an employee fill
What can an employee download
Use	Case
Command Filtering
SSH Key
Management
Session Recording
URL Filtering
Action Filtering
View Filtering
Solution
Conclusion
2FA on Apps and Servers
SaaS PAM
SSH Session Control
Secret Storage
Access sharing
Reporting and Audits
Server PAM
q Fine	Grained	Control	- SaaS	PAM	is	important.
q Session	recording	for	compliance	and	security.
q Secrets	management	- is	an	emerging	area.
q Reports	and	Auditing	- need	continuous	process.
q Simplify	2FA	Experience	- reduce	friction.
THANK	YOU!
www.onionid.com
anirban@onionid.com
Tel: +1-888-315-4745
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anirbanbanerjeephd

The 7 Layers of Privileged Access Management