Glossary | Entitle
The following is an alphabetical list of Entitle-specific terms and industry terminology, with their descriptions.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Account | A digital identity used by applications or services to access and interact with resources. A unique identifier within a service that allows automated processes and applications to perform actions such as querying for information, storing data, or running virtual machines. Can be used by a human user or a non-human identity (NHI). |
| Application | A SaaS service or application that Entitle can integrate with, such as AWS or Salesforce. |
| Bundle | A set of permissions that can be assigned or revoked together by Entitle. |
| Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) | A category of security tools focused on managing and enforcing access permissions across cloud environments. Entitle delivers automated just-in-time (JIT) privileged access management with real-time insights and analytics, providing visibility into access rights, enforcing least privilege policies, and automating permission request workflows across the identity environment. |
Concepts
The following diagram illustrates how glossary terms relate to each other using GitHub as an example.
In the example above:
- Application — GitHub (Git repository management service)
- Integration — The connection to the "ACME" organization in GitHub
- Resource — Repository A and Repository B
- Role — Admin and Maintainer
- Entitlement — An example entitlement would be Repository A Admin, or Repository B Maintainer
