# Identity Hygiene Automation

Automatically identify and remediate stale, unused, and orphaned identities to reduce your attack surface and improve operational hygiene.

## The Problem

Thousands of unused NHIs accumulate over time

No systematic way to identify truly orphaned identities

Manual cleanup efforts are incomplete and risky

### Clutch's Solution

Uses behavioral analysis and ownership tracking to safely identify and remediate unused identities across your environment.

### The Challenge

For CISOs  
Your environment is cluttered with thousands of old, unused identities that represent unnecessary attack surface, but you can't safely remove them without understanding their purpose and dependencies.

For Security Teams  
Identifying truly unused identities requires analysis across multiple systems and time periods. Manual cleanup is risky because you might break something that uses an identity infrequently.

Real-world scenario  
You have 5,000 service accounts across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. How many haven't been used in 6 months? How many are truly orphaned vs. used for periodic batch jobs?

### How Clutch Solves It

#### Core Capabilities

**Stale Identity Detection**  
Identifies NHIs unused for configurable time periods

**Orphan Analysis**  
Finds identities with no clear ownership or business purpose

**Dependency Mapping**  
Shows what systems or processes might depend on each identity

**Safe Removal Workflows**  
Provides testing and rollback for identity cleanup

### Unique Differentiators

Combines usage analysis with ownership tracking for accurate identification

Provides safety mechanisms to prevent operational impact

Offers gradual cleanup workflows with monitoring

Maintains complete audit trail for all changes

### Integration Points

Analyzes usage across all connected systems and platforms

Integrates with ITSM for approval workflows

Connects to monitoring systems for impact detection

### Key Benefits

### Immediate Impact

**Identify all stale and orphaned identities**  
  
**Understand dependencies before cleanup**  
  
**Implement safe removal processes**

### Long-term Value

**Maintain clean, manageable identity landscape**  
  
**Reduce ongoing operational overhead**  
  
**Strengthen overall security posture**

### See It In Action

Overview of stale, orphaned, and unused identities across environments

Visualization showing what systems depend on each identity

Step-by-step process for testing and removing unused identities