Contractor access management: A checklist for sponsors, scope, and end dates
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Contractor access should be managed as a time-bound engagement from approval through verified removal, with a named internal sponsor, defined business reason, approved apps and permissions, authentication and device requirements, and a specific end date. Organizations should use automatic expiration where possible or assign a responsible removal owner, backup, deadline, and verification process where systems lack that capability. Identity verification must confirm that the person accepting an invitation is the approved contractor, since email domains and application invitation models can permit broader access than intended. Permissions should be limited to the approved scope, with temporary additions separately documented, and renewals should require explicit sponsor approval rather than relying on silence. Sponsor transitions require reassignment and review of ongoing access, while expiry checks must confirm that roles, groups, direct grants, sessions, and tokens have been removed in every relevant application. Ending access to one project does not necessarily require deleting a contractor’s account if other approved engagements remain, so records should document what was removed, what access continues, and who authorized each decision.
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