Tuesday, August 12, 2025

NetApp ONTAP 9.17.1 JIT (Just In Time) Privilege Elevation

 

What is JIT Elevation in ONTAP?

ONTAP JIT Elevate refers to Just-In-Time (JIT) privilege elevation in NetApp ONTAP—a feature that allows users to temporarily elevate their privileges (e.g. to admin-level) for a specific task or session, and then automatically removes those elevated permissions afterward.

 

With JIT privilege elevation, most users are assigned regular, non-administrative privileges at account creation. When they need to perform administrative activities such as volume creation and deletion, the privilege to perform these activities are assigned to them just in time and automatically resets after a fixed period.

 

Why It Matters

  • Reduces security risk: Admin privileges are only active for a short time.
  • Improves auditing: Makes it easier to track privileged access.
  • Supports compliance: Aligns with NIST, ISO, and zero-trust principles.

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