Unlocking Seamless Data Security: PlainID's SQL Database Authorizer Revolutionizes Access Control

Mickey Martin — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 20:18:14 GMT

Data access control, especially for operational data, has long been a challenging issue. Typically, databases possess all the data but lack identities, while identity stacks have all the identities but lack direct control over databases. This mismatch has troubled security teams for years, making consistent protection of digital assets challenging. PlainID addresses this gap with its Authorization Platform, employing Policy-Based Access Control by leveraging both the identity fabric and asset fabric for authorization decision-making and enforcement.

Enforcement is a crucial aspect of a Fine-Grain Solution, determining its success or failure in deployment and adoption. PlainID introduces Authorizers to alleviate the guesswork involved in enforcing policies. Authorizers take policy decisions from PlainID's decision point and translate them into a format understandable by the protected system. When safeguarding SQL databases, PlainID's SQL Database Authorizer plays a vital role. It transforms identity-aware contextual decisions into Authorized SQL statements, enabling organizations to apply identity security aspects to SQL that was never part of the traditional database accounts. This provides visible, centralized control over digital access, allowing for policies like "Customers can see their own data" to be easily enforced.

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Unlocking Seamless Data Security: PlainID's SQL Database Authorizer Revolutionizes Access Control