Factual Product Summary
Identity Security Cloud from SailPoint focuses on identity governance and access lifecycle management. It is identity and access management technology used for authentication, access policy or identity lifecycle administration. Capabilities - SailPoint identity governance: Organizes the supported identity governance functions in SailPoint's cloud offering. - Access certification workflows: Supports reviewing whether assigned access remains appropriate. - Identity lifecycle management: Addresses supported access changes as identities join, move or leave the organization. Use and operational context Identity Security Cloud is relevant to identity teams connecting users and applications when the requirement centers on authentication, access policy or identity lifecycle administration. Scope the evaluation around the functions listed above and the assets or workflows that need coverage. A useful trial should use representative business conditions so the team can assess the quality of the results and the effort needed to act on them. Deployment and evaluation Deployment: Cloud service / SaaS. Before adoption, review supported identity providers, application connectors, access-policy design and the account lifecycle workflow. Assign an owner for administration, document required permissions and identify how the product or service will fit the existing operating process. Buyer questions - What is the main purpose? Identity Security Cloud focuses on authentication, access policy or identity lifecycle administration. - What should a proof of concept establish? Test the listed capabilities against representative assets and workflows, record useful results and unresolved gaps, and confirm who handles follow-up work. - What should be confirmed before purchase? Ask the vendor which edition or service scope includes the required features, which dependencies must be configured and what licensing or contract terms apply. Pricing has not been verified for this catalog.
Documented Technical Capabilities
Core enterprise capabilities verified directly from official vendor engineering documentation.
The dominant enterprise solution for complex regulatory access compliance (SOX, HIPAA) across ERP systems like SAP and Workday.
Documented Capabilities & Sourced Claims
Every claim is checked against official engineering documentation or compliance reports.
Machine learning recommendations for access approvals and automated outlier peer group detection
Audited Capability Specifications
Structured criteria validated against official vendor documentation for buyer comparison.
Range of authentication factors supported including phishing-resistant FIDO2/WebAuthn.
Native synchronization with Active Directory, Entra ID, Workday, and SCIM endpoints.
Keystroke and video recording of privileged administrative sessions (SSH, RDP).
Dynamic step-up authentication based on device health, IP reputation, and behavioral anomalies.
Official Sources & References
Deployment & Specifications
- Deployment Models
- Cloud service / SaaS
- Supported Platforms
- Not documented in our sources
- Customer Segments
- Large Enterprise, Regulated Industries
- Service Geography
- Global
Pricing Transparency
About the Vendor
SailPoint offers a portfolio covering authentication, access policy or identity lifecycle administration. The entries in this catalog include Identity Security Cloud and IdentityIQ. Identity Security Cloud focuses on identity governance and access lifecycle management. IdentityIQ focuses on enterprise access governance and certification. When reviewing SailPoint, compare the named products individually: a platform family, a specific module and a managed service can have different scopes and purchasing requirements. Selection should account for supported identity providers, application connectors, access-policy design and the account lifecycle workflow. Portfolio detail - Identity Security Cloud: the catalog lists SailPoint identity governance, Access certification workflows, Identity lifecycle management. - IdentityIQ: the catalog lists Identity lifecycle management, Access certification. For procurement, map each required capability to a named offering and confirm the edition, dependencies and delivery responsibility with the vendor. Product-level entries below provide the operational context and evaluation questions for that comparison.