Policy-Based Action Control for Databases

StrongDM's policy-based action control offers a more effective approach to enterprise security by ensuring that a user’s every action is scrutinized and authorized.

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From Legacy Limitations to Continuous Zero Trust Authorization

Legacy PAM Vendors	StrongDM
Limited Scope of Security: Focus is only on access control, missing the critical scrutiny and authorization of individual user actions.	Action Control: Ensures every user action is scrutinized and authorized according to defined policies.
Incomplete Zero Trust Implementation: Inability to apply Zero Trust principles which creates an incomplete view of risk.	Zero Trust PAM Framework: Integrates access and action control into a unified security framework.
Lack of Continuous Authorization: Security teams do not have a comprehensive view of user activity.	Continuous Authorization: Constant verification of user actions and ensures real-time compliance.
Static Policy Management: Legacy solutions rely on static policies that cannot adapt to real-time context or emerging threats.	Real-Time Contextual Adaptation: Adapts policies based on real-time context and evolving threats.
Limited Database Support: Inability to extend adequate controls to specific database environments like Postgres.	Support for Postgres Databases: Extends security controls specifically to Postgres environments.
Unnecessary Friction for DevOps Teams: Hinders operational efficiency and collaboration.	Frustration-Free for DevOps Teams: Reduce friction and ensure smooth, secure workflows for DevOps teams.

Modernize Authorization for Databases

Customizable Access and Authorization Policies: Simplifies authorization by allowing the creation, customization, and management of policies separately or collectively across applications.
Action-Specific Permissions: Forbid or permit specific database actions, enhancing security and control over database resources.
Minimize Unauthorized Access: Significantly reduces the risk of unauthorized access and misconfiguration errors, improving overall database security.
Fine-Grained, Real-Time Control: Enables detailed and dynamic control over database actions through the definition and enforcement of precise access policies.

Meet Continuous Compliance

Justification for Actions: Deepens your audit trail by requiring users to justify their actions and log their reasons, enhancing transparency and accountability.
Workflow-Approved Actions: Allows a user’s action to be permitted only if approved by workflow, adding an additional layer of control and oversight.
MFA Challenges for Specific Actions: Requires particular user actions to trigger an MFA challenge, ensuring higher security for sensitive operations.
Verifiable Least Privilege Implementation: Implements verifiable least privilege for regulated databases, ensuring users have the minimum necessary access, thus enhancing security and compliance.

Reduce Data & System Misuse Risk

Fine-Grained, Real-Time Control: Enable precise control over database actions by defining and enforcing detailed access policies, ensuring that users can only perform authorized actions.
Query Limitation: Limit a user’s queries to a predefined maximum number of rows, reducing the risk of excessive data access and potential misuse.
Action-Specific Permissions: Forbid or permit specific database actions, enhancing security and control over database resources.

Benefits of StrongDM’s Action Control for Databases

Zero Trust Architecture

Zero Trust PAM framework extends beyond access control, providing a holistic security solution.

Enhanced Security

Control exactly who can do what, where, when, and how to your databases.

Real-Time Adaptation

Dynamic policy management allows for real-time adjustments, giving security teams the agility to respond swiftly to new threats.

Continuous Compliance

Policy-based action control ensures real-time, verifiable Zero Trust compliance.

User-Friendly Implementation

Simplify authorization for databases and extended teams.

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We chose StrongDM for the flexibility and simplicity. Suddenly, achieving Zero Trust is not that daunting because the tools are there. Obviously, you still need to put effort into designing the proper access levels. But you don't need to build anything by yourself. Everything is provided to you.”

Daniel Solsona

Head of DevOps, Beekeeper