{"id":12424,"date":"2013-10-10T12:10:40","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T12:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/access-management\/"},"modified":"2013-10-10T12:10:40","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T12:10:40","slug":"access-management","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/28004\/access-management-am","title":{"rendered":"Access Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_access_management_mean\">What Does Access Management Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Access management (AM) is the process of identifying, tracking, controlling and managing authorized or specified users&#8217; access to a system, application or any IT instance. \n<\/p>\n<p>It is a broad concept that encompasses all policies, processes, methodologies and tools to maintain access privileges within an IT environment.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_access_management\">Techopedia Explains Access Management<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Access management is primarily an information security, IT and data governance process used in granting access to valid users and prohibiting invalid users. 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