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  • ABOUT APONO
    • Why Choose Apono
    • Security and Architecture
    • Glossary
  • GETTING STARTED
    • How Apono Works
    • Getting started
    • Access Discovery
    • Integrating with Apono
  • CONNECTORS AND SECRETS
    • Apono Integration Secret
    • High Availability for Connectors
    • Installing a connector with Docker
    • Manage integrations
    • Manage connectors
    • S3 Storage
  • AWS ENVIRONMENT
    • AWS Overview
    • Apono Connector for AWS
      • Installing a connector on EKS Using Terraform
      • Updating a connector in AWS
      • Installing a connector on AWS ECS using Terraform
    • AWS Integrations
      • Integrate an AWS account or organization
        • Auto Discover AWS RDS Instances
        • AWS Best Practices
      • Amazon Redshift
      • RDS PostgreSQL
      • AWS RDS MySQL
      • Integrate with EKS
      • AWS Lambda Custom Integration
      • EC2 via Systems Manager Agent (SSM)
  • AZURE ENVIRONMENT
    • Apono Connector for Azure
      • Install an Azure connector on ACI using Azure CLI
      • Install an Azure connector on ACI using PowerShell
      • Install an Azure connector on ACI using Terraform
      • Updating a connector in Azure
    • Azure Integrations
      • Integrate with Azure Management Group or Subscription
        • Auto Discover Azure SQL Databases
      • Azure MySQL
      • Azure PostgreSQL
      • Integrate with AKS
  • GCP ENVIRONMENT
    • Apono Connector for GCP
      • Installing a GCP connector on Cloud Run using CLI
      • Installing a GCP connector on GKE using CLI (Helm)
      • Installing a GCP connector on GKE using Terraform
      • Updating a connector in Google Cloud
    • GCP Integrations
      • Integrate a GCP organization or project
      • CloudSQL - MySQL
      • CloudSQL - PostgreSQL
      • Google Cloud Functions
      • Integrate with GKE
      • AlloyDB
  • KUBERNETES ENVIRONMENT
    • Apono Connector for Kubernetes
      • Installing a connector on Kubernetes with AWS permissions
      • Updating a Kubernetes connector
    • Kubernetes Integrations
      • Integrate with Self-Managed Kubernetes
  • ADDITIONAL INTEGRATIONS
    • Databases and Data Repositories
      • Microsoft SQL Server
      • MongoDB
      • MongoDB Atlas
      • MongoDB Atlas Portal
      • MySQL
      • Oracle Database
      • PostgreSQL
      • RabbitMQ
      • Redis Cloud (Redislabs)
      • Snowflake
      • Vertica
      • MariaDB
    • Network Management
      • SSH Servers
      • RDP Servers
      • Windows Domain Controller
      • AWS EC2 SSH Servers
      • Azure VM SSH Servers
      • Installing the Apono HTTP Proxy
    • Development Tools
      • GitHub
      • Rancher
    • Identity Providers
      • Okta SCIM
      • Okta Groups
      • Okta SSO for Apono logins
      • Google Workspace (Gsuite)
      • Google Workspace (GSuite) Groups
      • Azure Active Directory (Microsoft Entra ID)
      • Azure Active Directory (Entra ID) Groups
      • Jumpcloud
      • JumpCloud Groups
      • OneLogin
      • OneLogin Group
      • LDAP Groups
      • The Manager Attribute in Access Flows
      • HiBob
      • Ping Identity SSO
    • Incident Response Integrations
      • Opsgenie
      • PagerDuty
      • VictorOps (Splunk On-Call)
      • Zenduty
    • ChatOps Integrations
      • Slack integration
      • Teams integration
      • Backstage Integration
    • Secret Management
      • 1Password
  • WEBHOOK INTEGRATIONS
    • Webhooks Overview
    • Anomaly Webhook
    • Audit Log Webhook
    • Request Webhook
      • Custom Webhooks
      • Communications and Notifications
        • Slack Outbound Webhooks
        • Teams
        • Outlook and Gmail (Using Azure Logic App)
      • ITSM
        • Freshdesk
        • Jira
        • ServiceNow
        • Zendesk
        • Freshservice
        • ServiceDesk Plus
      • Logs and SIEMs
        • Coralogix
        • Datadog
        • Logz.io
        • Grafana
        • New Relic
        • SolarWinds
        • Sumo Logic
        • Cortex
        • Logpoint
        • Splunk
        • Microsoft Sentinel
      • Orchestration and workflow builders
        • Okta Workflows
        • Torq
    • Integration Webhook
    • Webhook Payload References
      • Audit Log Webhook Payload Schema Reference
      • Webhook Payload Schema Reference
    • Manage webhooks
    • Troubleshoot a webhook
    • Manual Webhook
      • ITSM
        • PagerDuty
  • ACCESS FLOWS
    • Access Flows
      • What are Access Flows?
    • Create Access Flows
      • Self Serve Access Flows
      • Automatic Access Flows
      • Access Duration
    • Manage Access Flows
      • Right Sizing
    • Revoke Access
    • Dynamic Access Management
      • Resource and Integration Owners
    • Common Use Cases
      • Ensuring SLA
      • Protecting PII and Customer Data
      • Production Stability and Management
      • Break Glass Protocol
    • Create Bundles
    • Manage Bundles
  • ACCESS REQUESTS AND APPROVALS
    • Slack
      • Requesting Access with Slack
      • Approving Access with Slack
      • Reviewing historical requests with Slack
    • Teams
      • Requesting Access with Teams
      • Approving Access with Teams
    • CLI
      • Install and manage the Apono CLI
      • Requesting Access with CLI
    • Web Portal
      • Requesting Access with the Web Portal
      • Approving Access with the Web Portal
      • Reviewing historical requests with the Web Portal
    • Freshservice
    • Favorites
  • Inventory
    • Inventory Overview
    • Inventory
    • Access Scopes
    • Risk Scores
    • Apono Query Language
  • AUDITS AND REPORTS
    • Activity Overview
      • Activity
      • Create Reports
      • Manage Reports
    • Compliance: Audit and Reporting
    • Auditing Access in Apono
    • Admin Audit Log (Syslog)
  • HELP AND DEBUGGING
    • Integration Status Page
    • Troubleshooting Errors
  • ARCHITECTURE AND SECURITY
    • Anomaly Detection
    • Multi-factor Authentication
    • Credentials Rotation Policy
    • Periodic User Cleanup & Deletion
    • End-user Authentication
    • Personal API Tokens
  • User Administration
    • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Reference
    • Create Identities
    • Manage Identities
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  1. ABOUT APONO

Glossary

Commonly used Apono terms

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Access Flow

A to manage and control access. The Access Flow, set by the admin, determines the: -Requester (the user or group of users) -Resource or bundle of resources -Permission or permissions -Approval flow (automatic or by approver) -Access duration

Visit the page to see how easily an Access Flow definition is created with step by step instructions.

Access Request

Users to resources controlled by Apono's Access Flows using Slack, Teams or CLI. This Access Request is either automatically approved or sent to the flow's approver who must then either .

Every access request is .

Admin role

Admins are users in Apono who integrate Apono with their environment and create and manage Access Flows.

Approver

A user, group of users, manager or shift member who have been listed on a specific Access Flow as those who must an access request.

Bundle

A bundle is a combination of resources and permissions, grouped together so that they can be easily requested and granted together.

Bundles are great for: - - Admins can create a bundle once and use it in different Access Flows with different requesters, approval flows, and access duration. -Ease of use - Requesters can request a bundle of access for the task or incident they are currently handling.

Connector

are very small apps added to a cloud service that allows secure data sync and access management functions to be run by Apono.

End-user/Grantee

The person who has been granted access to a resource or resources according to an Access Flow and will actually be using it.

Identities

Users in the organization, synced from your identity provider.

IdP

Identity Provider; A service that stores and manages digital identities. Companies use these services to allow their employees or users to connect with the resources they need. They provide a way to manage access, adding or removing privileges, while security remains tight. Read more .

Integration

Your cloud integrations must be connected with Apono to sync data on identities, resources and permissions and to manage access just-in-time. See the for a complete list of supported integrations.

Just In Time (JIT)

Just In Time refers to that part of the Access Flow that makes a resource available to a user only when they need it and only as long as it is needed. It is JIT, but it also means that access isn't left and forgotten and left available past the time it is used.

You might also have heard the terms short-lived access, ephemeral access or temporary access.

Permission

The type of action users can perform on a resource. Actions are usually grouped into roles; for example an Admin role usually contains all the possible actions, like read, write, delete, etc.

Some permissions are more powerful than other. For example, a write permission (which allows you to edit a resource) is more powerful than a read permission (which only allows you to view it).

Permissions are at the heart of the principal; permissions (especially strong ones/those that apply to sensitive or critical resources) should be kept to a minimum and be granted only upon need (just-in-time).

RBAC

Role-based access control (RBAC) systems assign access and actions according to a person's role within the system. Everyone who holds that role has the same set of rights. Those who hold different roles have different rights. Read more .

Resource

A resource is a cloud service or other instance that a user can gain access to. For example, repositories, servers, machines, buckets, databases, but also accounts, projects, folders, clusters, etc. Every cloud application artifact can be a resource, and if integrated with Apono - users can request and be granted access to it.

The permission determines which actions the user can perform on the resources.

Resource Type

The resource type is the family the resource belongs to. For example, every S3 bucket instance has a name and path, but all S3 Buckets belong to the S3 Bucket family.

dynamic flow
Access Flows
request access
approve or reject it
fully logged and auditable
approve or reject
Dynamic management
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Apono catalog
Least Privilege
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Connectors