Secure Vendor Privileged Access

Eliminate the uncontrolled privilege gap for external users with VPN-less, agentless and passwordless access driven by Zero Standing Privileges.

Challenges

Close the uncontrolled privilege gap for external access

Fragmented legacy access creates gaps attackers exploit 4x faster, exfiltrating data in 72 mins. Disconnected identity solutions blind teams to risk and create a structural defense gap.

The high cost of legacy VPNs
The high cost of legacy VPNs

The high cost of legacy VPNs

Standard VPNs provide broad network access, creating an attack surface that allows compromised identities to move laterally through your critical internal systems.
Dangerous identity security debt
Dangerous identity security debt

Dangerous identity security debt

Static vendor accounts often remain active long after a contract ends, creating a hidden target for extortion and data exfiltration.
Crippling administrative complexity
Crippling administrative complexity

Crippling administrative complexity

Provisioning and deprovisioning vendors via Active Directory is costly and slow. This manual toil forces teams to choose between business velocity and robust security.
Manual provisioning toil
Manual provisioning toil

Manual provisioning toil

Only 51% of organizations successfully verify identities at onboarding. Manual AD provisioning is slow and error-prone, forcing teams to trade security for business velocity.1
Fragmented visibility and response delays
Fragmented visibility and response delays

Fragmented visibility and response delays

97% of leaders report that fragmented identity tools delay response by an average of 12 hours. This delay is catastrophic when the fastest attacks exfiltrate data in roughly an hour.2
Lack of in-session response controls
Lack of in-session response controls

Lack of in-session response controls

Only 36% of teams can instantly terminate a risky privileged session. This gap allows external identities to act outside approved limits until manual intervention occurs too late.1
SOLUTIONS

Unified defense for every external identity

Idira® unifies authentication, privileged access, and governance. Zero Standing Privileges removes attack surfaces, ensuring vendor access is validated and isolated from start to finish.

Implement ZSP for external users

Shift from static, persistent access to a model where privileges are created only at the moment of need and destroyed immediately after. This approach removes the standing credentials that attackers rely on for lateral movement and extortion.

Seamless passwordless biometric MFA

Modernize the user experience by eliminating passwords, tokens and VPN clients. Vendors scan an ephemeral QR code to authenticate via their smartphone’s native biometrics, providing high-assurance security without the friction of legacy tools.

Continuous governance and lifecycle automation

Embed security into the identity lifecycle with automated vendor provisioning and deprovisioning. Access reviews transition from periodic snapshots to behavior-driven audits, ensuring third-party entitlements remain aligned with current business needs.

Secure VPN-free session isolation

Protect infrastructure by brokering sessions through an isolated browser tunnel. Credentials are never shared with or visible to the vendor workstation, and every privileged action is recorded and indexed for rapid audit and investigation.

KEY CAPABILITIES & FEATURES

Enterprise-grade privilege controls for every external identity

Close dangerous security gaps with a unified operating model that replaces static credentials with ephemeral, context-aware external access. Extend proven foundations to your third-party workforce through automated discovery, adaptive vendor controls and continuous governance.
Enterprise-grade privilege controls for every external identity

Proactively uncover vendor access and privilege creep

Idira uses always-on discovery to proactively assess every vendor identity and access path. Gain a correlated map of entitlements across cloud and on-premises systems to surface overprivileged users and orphaned accounts before they become a liability.

Benefits & Values

Secure third-party access at enterprise scale

Replace legacy remote access bottlenecks with a unified identity operating model designed for the modern threat landscape. Idira reduces organizational risk from third-party breaches while dramatically improving technical velocity and compliance efficiency for your entire external workforce.

2 Minutes

Rapid Onboarding and Provisioning

Onboard and provision new external users in less than 2 minutes without shipping corporate hardware or installing security agents.

89%

Respond to Modern Attack Vectors

Identity weaknesses played a material role in 89% of Unit 42® investigations in 2026. Idira closes these gaps by treating every identity as a potential entry point.

90%

Reduce External Identity-Related Breaches

of investigations involved identity weaknesses.3

65%

Stop Phishing-Driven Initial Access

of initial access is driven by identity-based techniques. Idira eliminates this surface with phishing-resistant, passwordless authentication.3

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about securing external access

Vendor PAM is a SaaS-based solution within the Idira platform that provides secure, just-in-time privileged access for external vendors and contractors. It eliminates the need for VPNs, agents and passwords by utilizing biometric authentication and Zero Standing Privileges. Access is granted only when needed and revoked immediately after work is completed, closing the uncontrolled privilege gap.
Vendor PAM brokers connections through an isolated, browser-based session that doesn't require a direct network connection or specialized software on the endpoint. This agentless model prevents credentials from ever reaching the vendor’s workstation, reducing the risk of lateral movement and malware spread.
Yes. To leverage Vendor PAM, organizations must be current customers of either Privileged Access Manager Self-Hosted or Privilege Cloud. This integration allows you to extend established internal security policies to your external third-party workforce seamlessly.
Vendors scan a one-time QR code using an app on their smartphone, which uses the device's native facial or fingerprint recognition to confirm identity. This passwordless process ensures that only the authorized person can initiate a session and that biometric data is never stored on the SaaS service.
A new vendor can be onboarded in less than 2 minutes. Because the solution is browser-based and uses the vendor's smartphone for authentication, there's no need to ship corporate hardware, manage internal directory accounts or install complex VPN clients.