Guide Rolling Out JIT - LP (Hero)

The Security Leader’s Guide to Rolling Out Just-in-Time Access

A practical framework for eliminating standing privileges without slowing engineers down.

Modern cloud environments move fast but static access models haven’t kept up. Standing privileges increase risk, inflate your attack surface, and make compliance harder than it needs to be.

This guide shows security leaders how to roll out Just-in-Time (JIT) access in the real world with minimal disruption and maximum impact.

 

What You’ll Learn Inside

Inside this guide, you’ll get a clear, actionable framework for rolling out JIT access across modern cloud environments, including:

  • Why “always-on” access is a threat and how it expands your attack surface

  • What real JIT access looks like (and how it differs from “checkbox JIT”)

  • How to phase a JIT rollout without disrupting engineering workflows

  • Real-world case studies from teams successfully using JIT in production

  • A practical evaluation checklist to assess JIT-enabled tools

  • How Apono automates JIT workflows using policy, context, and automation

This is the same framework Apono uses with customers to benchmark readiness and identify gaps.

Who This Guide Is For

Designed for security and engineering leaders responsible for cloud access governance -  from IAM and DevSecOps to platform and security architecture teams.

 

If you need stronger controls without added friction, this guide is for you.

 

Real-World Proof: JIT in Action

The guide includes real examples of organizations rolling out JIT successfully, such as:

  • Caris Life Sciences: securing sensitive PHI with folder-level JIT access in AWS S3, reducing approval times by 99%

  • Labelbox: cutting standing Kubernetes access while letting engineers self-serve access safely

  • How teams use risk-based approvals, delegation, and automation to keep workflows moving

These aren’t theoretical models - they’re proven implementations.

About Apono

Apono enables policy-based Just-in-Time access across cloud, Kubernetes, and databases, replacing static roles with temporary, auditable access that reduces risk without slowing teams down.


For teams evaluating JIT, Apono shows how this model works in real cloud environments.

👉 Explore JIT access with Apono