Discover
Turn blind spots into insight
See every identity, privilege, entitlement and data risk before gaps become incidents.
Challenge & Solution
Blind spots become breaches
As your environment grows, access spreads across applications, privileges and sensitive data faster than teams can track it. SailPoint Human Fabric continuously discovers identities, access paths, privileged entitlements, data exposure and activity signals—connecting them in one interactive view to surface risk before it becomes an incident.
Before SailPoint:
- Chase fragmented identity and application data scattered across dozens of disconnected systems
- Overlook orphaned accounts, shadow access and ungoverned privilege no one can trace to an owner
- Guess at sensitive data exposure with no view into who can reach it or what they've done
- Decode cryptic entitlements and blind access events that hide how risk actually spreads
After SailPoint:
- Map every identity, application, entitlement and data relationship in one interactive identity graph
- Expose risky privilege and outlier access proactively with AI-based discovery and classification
- Correlate every account to its owner with a dynamic, risk-scored identity profile and access path view
- Turn technical permissions and access events into clear, audit-ready access intelligence
Featured Capabilities
Built for complete visibility
Onboard apps, expose risk
Every app you connect brings its identities into view. Onboard fast, and see the access hiding inside each system. Onboard apps fast to bring every identity and all their access into a single view. Instantly discover hidden permissions and potential risks.
Onboard apps fast to bring every identity and all their access into a single view. Instantly discover hidden permissions and potential risks.
- Connect SaaS, cloud and on-prem apps to surface identity and access data
- Pull every account, entitlement and access path into one clear view
- Catch unmanaged and orphaned access the moment an app comes online
See where privilege access lives
Standing privilege is your biggest target. AI finds it, classifies it and shows you exactly where the risk lives.
- Discover and classify privileged access automatically with AI-driven recommendations
- Score privilege by source to see which systems carry the most risk
- Trace effective privilege across every entitlement, role, account and identity
Reduce risky data access
Identify sensitive content across your environment and streamline enforcement of data access policies at scale.
- Discover sensitive data and analyse permissions to see who can reach what
- Classify data natively and through DSPM ingestion for consistent, accurate labelling
- Monitor activity and run forensics to catch risky access as it happens
Single identity access view
SailPoint Identity Graph maps every identity to the apps, entitlements and data it can reach. See access paths and risk across your enterprise in one view.
- See every human, machine and AI identity across your environment in one place
- Trace how each identity connects to apps, entitlements and sensitive data
- Understand and prioritise risk with identity intelligence and the risk score
Control who accesses what
Build a complete entitlement catalogue with rich metadata, clear ownership and human-readable descriptions so teams know exactly what each entitlement grants.
- Catalogue every entitlement and enrich it with metadata for full, searchable context
- Assign clear ownership to keep entitlements governed and accountable over time
- Define access in simple terms, then set rules for duration, approval & requests.
Keep a full access trail
Track and review past access events across every identity. Follow timelines, surface activity insights, and audit exactly what changed and when.
- Trace access events over time with a clear event timeline for every identity
- Surface meaningful patterns and anomalies in access behaviour with activity insights
- Compare access and review identity profile attributes to confirm what each identity holds
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Seamless, policy-driven automation
Eliminate backlog and shorten provisioning cycles
increase in access approval volume1
Fewer errors, stronger security
Automated provisioning cuts risk and keeps you compliant.
reduction in weekly provisioning errors2
Certify access in a fraction of the time
Automated certifications end rubber-stamping and ease compliance.
reduction in access review time3
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Explore the full power of adaptive identity
Now see what else you can achieve with these other connected value drivers to discover, protect and govern every identity across your enterprise.
Govern
As identities grow and roles multiply, ungoverned access accumulates fast. SailPoint Human Fabric brings AI-driven certifications, SOD enforcement, lifecycle automation and role intelligence together so every access decision stays aligned with real business need.
Protect
Standing access is a standing risk. SailPoint Human Fabric enforces Zero Standing Privilege, responds to threats in real time, and continuously reduces the attack surface so your enterprise stays secure as identities, access and risk all evolve.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Discovery in identity security
Why is static discovery or "seeing" access no longer enough for modern identity security, and how does SailPoint close identity blind spots?
In a highly distributed, hybrid enterprise, simply maintaining a static list of user accounts is insufficient to prevent security breaches. True discovery requires understanding your security posture in real time, knowing what is actually happening across your environment, identifying where hidden risks reside, and taking action before those risks turn into active security incidents.
How does SailPoint use artificial intelligence to make identity discovery proactive rather than reactive?
SailPoint embeds AI-driven intelligence directly into the Discover pillar to continuously analyse behaviors, access patterns and risk signals, shifting security teams from manual tracking to predictive defence.
What is the "Identity Cube" and how does it serve as the foundation of the Discover pillar?
The Identity Cube is a multi-dimensional, single source of truth for each human identity. It aggregates access footprints, operational attributes and organisational relationships across all connected target systems into one unified profile, serving as the master anchor for discovery and correlation.
What does "Identity/Account Correlation" do when unmanaged or shadow accounts are found?
Correlation automatically analyses, matches and links orphaned or disconnected target accounts back to their authoritative owner's Identity Cube. This instantly exposes unmanaged, "shadow" access paths that bypass traditional visibility, ensuring no account exists without a known, governed owner.
How do Access History and Activity Insights help security teams eliminate overprovisioning?
This capability combines an immutable historical ledger of an identity's past access changes with 90-day usage telemetry. By showing whether entitlements are actually being used, security teams can pinpoint and safely deprovision stagnant, overprovisioned access without disrupting business operations.
How can security leaders customise their visibility using the Access Intelligence centre?
The Access Intelligence centre provides pre-configured, out-of-the-box dashboards for instant metrics, alongside customisable authoring dashboards. Leaders can track overall governance health, measure program adoption and visualise systemic identity risks tailored to their specific organisational KPIs.
What is the SailPoint Identity Graph and how does it improve visibility?
The Identity Graph is an interactive visual map within SailPoint Human Fabric that charts relationships between identities, roles, entitlements and access paths across your environment. Powered by AI and a unified data model, it gives your teams instant clarity into who has access to what, how they got it and whether it's still appropriate — surfacing hidden risks and enabling direct action without switching tools.
What are "Identity Outliers" and how does the Human Fabric find them?
Identity Outliers are access patterns that deviate significantly from peer group norms — such as an identity holding entitlements no one else in a similar role possesses. The Human Fabric uses AI-driven intelligence to establish a behavioural baseline, then continuously monitors for access that falls outside it, automatically flagging anomalies for investigation and remediation before they become a security incident or audit finding.
How does Discover extend to modern, non-human identities like machines and AI agents?
Discovery spans the full identity landscape — service accounts, machine identities, bots, RPAs, and AI agents — automatically surfacing them across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including accounts provisioned outside formal workflows. Every non-human identity is then brought under the same governance controls as human identities: ownership assignment, lifecycle automation, and recurring access reviews, all from a single unified platform.
Strengthen your defenses with adaptive identity
Detect risk in real time. Continuously monitor identity behavior and surface threats the moment they appear.
Adjust access dynamically. Automatically tighten or grant permissions based on risk, context, and user behavior.
Protect every identity. Secure human, machine, and third-party access across your entire environment.