Dedalus Authentication Tool - AWS Identity Governance Service

Dedalus delivers a professional services engagement that centralizes AWS authentication, implements federated single sign-on (SSO), and establishes identity governance across your AWS environment. This service is designed for organizations managing multiple AWS accounts that need to eliminate unmanaged IAM users, enforce consistent access policies, and achieve compliance readiness.

• Cloud Platform Leaders and CISOs responsible for securing multi-account AWS environments
• Mid-market and enterprise organizations accelerating cloud adoption with governance requirements
• Teams managing hybrid identity environments that need to consolidate access through a centralized identity provider
• Organizations preparing for compliance audits that require centralized authentication logging and access governance

This engagement delivers a fully configured identity governance solution integrated with your AWS environment. Key deliverables include:

• Centralized Identity Lifecycle Management - Configured onboarding and offboarding workflows that eliminate orphan accounts and reduce unmanaged IAM users across all AWS accounts
• Federated Access with SSO - Integration with AWS IAM Identity Center (formerly AWS SSO) and your existing identity provider to deliver single sign-on across multiple AWS accounts
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) - Standardized access policies and permission sets aligned to your organizational structure
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Enforcement - Elimination of long-lived AWS credentials with enforced MFA for all federated users
• Compliance and Audit Readiness - Centralized authentication logging integrated with AWS CloudTrail for full visibility over access activities
• Multi-Account Governance - Consistent identity policies across your AWS Organizations structure

• AWS IAM Identity Center (SSO)
• AWS Organizations
• AWS CloudTrail
• AWS IAM
• Integration with third-party identity providers (e.g., Azure AD, Okta)

Phase 1: Discovery and Assessment Dedalus conducts a review of your current AWS identity landscape, including existing IAM users, access patterns, AWS account structure, and identity provider configuration. You receive an assessment report with findings and recommendations.

Phase 2: Architecture Design Based on discovery findings, Dedalus designs the target-state identity architecture including federation configuration, RBAC model, permission sets, and governance policies tailored to your organization.

Phase 3: Implementation Dedalus configures federated SSO, implements RBAC policies, enables MFA enforcement, establishes centralized logging, and migrates users from standalone IAM credentials to federated access.

Phase 4: Validation and Handoff The configured environment is validated against security and compliance requirements. Dedalus delivers admin documentation, operational runbooks, and knowledge transfer to your team.

• An existing AWS Organizations setup or willingness to establish one
• An existing identity provider (e.g., Azure AD, Okta, Ping Identity) or intent to adopt one
• AWS account access with appropriate administrative permissions for configuration
• Stakeholder availability for discovery workshops and design reviews

This service aligns with Zero Trust principles by eliminating long-lived credentials, enforcing identity-based security controls, reducing the attack surface of orphan accounts, and providing centralized visibility over all AWS access activities.

To begin, contact Dedalus to schedule a discovery call where we assess your current AWS identity environment and define the engagement scope tailored to your organization's needs.