The 'Forever Admin' is Dead: Why We Enforce the 60-Minute Rule
In most companies, "Access Control" is a lie.
Here is the standard workflow:
- An engineer needs Admin access to a production database to fix a bug.
- They ask for permission. IT grants it.
- The bug is fixed in 20 minutes.
- The access remains for 2 years.
We call this "Standing Privilege." It is the cybersecurity equivalent of leaving your front door unlocked because you might need to bring in groceries later.
Hackers love Standing Privileges. They don't need to break in; they just need to find the one user who was granted Admin access in 2023 and never had it revoked.
The 60-Minute Rule
At Coordo, we believe that access should be Ephemeral (temporary), not static.
We built our platform around a simple philosophy: Zero Standing Privileges (ZSP).
When you use Coordo to request access, you aren't asking for a "role." You are asking for a window of time.
- ❌ "I need access to AWS Production." → Denied.
- ✅ "I need access to AWS Production for 60 minutes." → Approved.
How It Works (The "Auto-Revoke" Engine)
Coordo is the garbage collector for your permissions.
- Provision: The Agent grants the user the exact permission they need via API (Okta, AWS, K8s).
- Monitor: A countdown timer starts. The user is notified when they have 5 minutes left.
- Revoke: When the clock hits 00:00, the Agent ruthlessly kills the access.
No human admin needs to "remember" to clean up. The system is secure by default.
Security That Does Not Slow You Down
Historically, "Zero Trust" meant "Zero Productivity." It meant annoying hurdles every time you tried to work.
We flipped that. Because Coordo auto-revokes access, approvals can be faster. Managers are more willing to say "Yes" to a request when they know it automatically expires in an hour.
- Less Risk: No dormant admin accounts waiting to be hacked.
- Less Friction: Engineers get what they need, exactly when they need it.
Stop hoarding keys. Start renting them.