Performing Access Recertification With Saviynt

Core Concepts

Campaign Types

Certification Decisions

Campaign Lifecycle

CONFIGURATION → PREVIEW → ACTIVE → IN PROGRESS → COMPLETED → REMEDIATION
       │            │         │          │             │            │
       │            │         │          │             │            └── Revoke tickets
       │            │         │          │             │                executed
       │            │         │          │             │
       │            │         │          │             └── All decisions
       │            │         │          │                 collected
       │            │         │          │
       │            │         │          └── Certifiers reviewing
       │            │         │              and making decisions
       │            │         │
       │            │         └── Campaign launched,
       │            │             notifications sent
       │            │
       │            └── Read-only preview for validation
       │
       └── Campaign parameters defined

Workflow

Step 1: Configure Campaign Template

In Saviynt Admin Console:

1. Navigate to Certifications > Campaign > Create New Campaign
2. Define campaign parameters:

3. Configure scope filters:

   • Include: All active users
   • Exclude: Service accounts, break-glass accounts
   • Application filter: All connected applications

4. Configure intelligence features:

   • Enable risk scoring (high-risk entitlements highlighted)
   • Enable usage data (last access date shown)
   • Enable peer analysis (compare access to peer group)
   • Enable SoD violation flagging

Step 2: Configure Certifier Experience

Customize what certifiers see during the review:

Columns Displayed:

• User name and title
• Application name
• Entitlement/role name
• Risk score (1-10)
• Last access date
• Peer group comparison (% of peers with same access)
• SoD violation flag

Decision Options:

• Certify with justification (free text)
• Revoke with reason (dropdown: no longer needed, SoD conflict, role change)
• Conditionally certify with expiry date

Bulk Actions:

• Certify all low-risk items
• Revoke all items not accessed in 90+ days
• Filter by application, risk level, or SoD status

Step 3: Launch Campaign via API

import requests

SAVIYNT_URL = "https://tenant.saviyntcloud.com"
SAVIYNT_TOKEN = "your-api-token"

def create_certification_campaign(campaign_config):
    """Create and launch a Saviynt certification campaign."""
    headers = {
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {SAVIYNT_TOKEN}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    }

    # Create campaign
    response = requests.post(
        f"{SAVIYNT_URL}/ECM/api/v5/createCampaign",
        headers=headers,
        json={
            "campaignname": campaign_config["name"],
            "campaigntype": campaign_config["type"],
            "description": campaign_config["description"],
            "certifier": campaign_config["certifier_type"],
            "duedate": campaign_config["due_date"],
            "reminderdays": campaign_config["reminder_days"],
            "autorevoke": campaign_config.get("auto_revoke", True),
            "autorevokedays": campaign_config.get("auto_revoke_days", 15),
            "scope": campaign_config.get("scope", {}),
        }
    )
    response.raise_for_status()
    campaign_id = response.json().get("campaignId")

    # Launch campaign
    launch_response = requests.post(
        f"{SAVIYNT_URL}/ECM/api/v5/launchCampaign",
        headers=headers,
        json={"campaignId": campaign_id}
    )
    launch_response.raise_for_status()

    return {
        "campaign_id": campaign_id,
        "status": "launched",
        "certifications_created": launch_response.json().get("certificationCount", 0)
    }

def get_campaign_status(campaign_id):
    """Get current status and progress of a campaign."""
    headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {SAVIYNT_TOKEN}"}
    response = requests.get(
        f"{SAVIYNT_URL}/ECM/api/v5/getCampaignDetails",
        headers=headers,
        params={"campaignId": campaign_id}
    )
    response.raise_for_status()
    data = response.json()

    return {
        "campaign_id": campaign_id,
        "status": data.get("status"),
        "total_items": data.get("totalLineItems", 0),
        "certified": data.get("certifiedCount", 0),
        "revoked": data.get("revokedCount", 0),
        "pending": data.get("pendingCount", 0),
        "completion_rate": data.get("completionPercentage", 0),
    }

Step 4: Monitor Campaign Progress

Track certification progress and send escalations:

• Dashboard: Saviynt provides real-time campaign dashboard with completion rates
• Reminders: Automatic email reminders at configured intervals
• Escalation: If certifier does not respond by due date, escalate to manager's manager or auto-revoke
• Delegation: Allow certifiers to delegate specific items to application owners

Step 5: Execute Remediation

After campaign closes:

1. Auto-Remediation: Saviynt automatically creates provisioning tasks to revoke denied access
2. Ticket Integration: Revocation tasks create tickets in ServiceNow/Jira for tracking
3. Grace Period: Configure a grace period (e.g., 5 business days) before access is actually removed
4. Verification: After revocation, verify access is removed from target systems
5. Audit Trail: All decisions, revocations, and remediations logged for compliance evidence

Validation Checklist

• Campaign templates configured for each certification type
• Certifier roles assigned (managers, app owners, data owners)
• Risk scoring and usage analytics enabled
• SoD violation detection configured
• Reminder and escalation schedules defined
• Auto-revoke policy for non-responsive certifiers configured
• Campaign launched and certifiers notified
• Campaign completion rate > 95% before close
• Revocation tasks created for all denied entitlements
• Remediation completed within SLA
• Campaign report generated for compliance audit
• Evidence archived for regulatory retention period

References

• Saviynt Campaigns and Certifications Documentation
• Saviynt Simplifying Certifications with Intelligence
• Saviynt Advanced Access Reviews
• ISACA Access Recertification Best Practices