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Just-in-Time Access To Athena

Utilize the seamless integration between Athena and Apono to streamline the automated administration of Athena database access. Easily configure dynamic access workflows, grant detailed permissions, and generate a comprehensive audit trail that outlines the who, why, and when of access to Athena.

Just-inTime
(JIT)

Amazon Athena is a serverless, interactive query service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It allows you to analyze data stored in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) using standard SQL queries. Athena is part of the broader AWS analytics and big data services, and it provides a convenient way to query and analyze large datasets without the need to set up or manage infrastructure.

Just-in-time (JIT) access involves assigning permissions to users or systems in real-time as needed, rather than maintaining continuous access. This strategy is frequently employed in cybersecurity to reduce the risk of security breaches by restricting unnecessary access. It aligns with the principle of least privilege (POLP), emphasizing that users should only have the minimum access levels required to fulfill their tasks.

AWS Use Cases

Developer JIT Access

  • Limit access to the minimum required permissions and implement strict controls on when those permissions are granted. JIT access helps enhance overall security. This proactive approach reduces the risk of unauthorized access and potential security breaches.
  • Integrate JIT access with your incident response plan. In the event of a security incident, having the ability to quickly adjust access permissions can be crucial for containing and mitigating the impact.
  • Utilize JIT access with your identity management systems. This integration streamlines the process of aligning access permissions with changes in user roles, making it more efficient and less prone to errors.
When
Developer
requests
READ/WRITE
to
CreateDateCatalog
from
Athena_Prod
then grant access for
4 Hours
with
Cloud_Admin
approval

Secure Break-glass Access

  • Manage break-glass access, balancing the need for emergency access with the imperative of maintaining robust security measures.
  • Implement comprehensive  logging and monitoring systems to track and record break-glass access events.
  • Dynamically grant only the permissions needed for the task at hand to prevent downtime and costly mistakes in production.
When
DevOps
requests
READ/WRITE
to
any resource
from
Athena_Prod
grant access for
3 hours
with
automatic
approval

Automated Access

  • Escape the frustration of ticket fatigue and the time-consuming nature of manual provisioning through the implementation of automated access flows.
  • Embrace innovation to revolutionize your workflow, saving time and resources, enhancing efficiency, and ensuring a secure access management system.
  • Automate your access control and witness a transformative shift in permission allocation within your organization.
When
Developer_on_Duty
requests
READ/WRITE
to
any resource
from
Athena_Prod
grant access for
4 hours
with
automatic
approval

Benefits

Apono automates access management to Athena

Apono empowers teams to craft dynamic access flows, providing on-demand permissions with meticulous granularity and comprehensive audit capabilities.

01

Comprehensive Audit Log

Enhance Athena access and permissions transparency, facilitating comprehensive auditing for incident investigation and the implementation of scheduled reporting mechanisms to meet compliance requirements effectively.

02

Automating Access and Permissions to Athena

Automate Self-Serviceable permissions to Athena databases or schemas directly from Slack, Teams or from your CLI.

03

Granular Cloud Athena Access

Define Athena database and schema permissions as fine-grained as necessary.

04

Restricted Third-Party Access

Grant third-party (customer or vendor) time-based access to specific buckets, databases or instances with MFA verification.

05

Self-Serve Permissions

Self-serve permissions to Cloud SQL database or collections directly from Slack, Teams or from your CLI.

06

Break-Glass Scenarios

Equip first-responders with the capability to access permissions on demand, while concurrently capturing essential incident context, details of granted access, and the chronological timeline of events.

07

Decreased Insider Threats

The implementation of just-in-time privilege escalation serves to mitigate internal threats by ensuring that personnel are granted access to sensitive information or specific operational capabilities only when essential. This precautionary measure helps prevent unauthorized or unintentional data access.

08

Automated Database Permissions Approval Workflows

Define access approval workflow based on defined organizational permission guardrails.

How Apono works in 3 steps

Three easy steps are what it takes to create Just-In-Time and Just Enough
permissions for everyone with access to your cloud assets and resources

01

Connect Apono to Athena:

Automatically discover all resources managed by Athena.

Review Access

View a detailed access audit of who was granted access to which instances with what permission level and why.

15-Minute Deployment

No Secrets Stored

Full Access Visibility