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# Just-in-time provisioning

**Just-in-time (JIT) provisioning** creates temporary [privileged accounts](https://docs.devolutions.net/pam/concepts/privileged-account/) that exist only for the duration of a specific task or session. Instead of assigning standing high-level access to users, an account is generated with the necessary privileges at the moment of [checkout](https://docs.devolutions.net/pam/concepts/checkout-checkin/), and automatically deleted upon [check-in](https://docs.devolutions.net/pam/concepts/checkout-checkin/). This minimizes the risk associated with long-lived privileged accounts.

In Devolutions PAM, just-in-time provisioning helps secure environments by shifting the focus from managing and auditing many static privileged accounts to a smaller number of monitored, permanent system accounts. This streamlined approach enhances security and simplifies audits.

Typical use cases include administrative sessions requiring domain privileges or maintenance tasks that demand [temporary elevated access](https://docs.devolutions.net/pam/concepts/jit-elevation/). By leveraging automation, this method helps ensure access is controlled, temporary, and auditable.

#### Just-in-time provisioning alisases

* JIT provisioning
* Just-in-time privileged access
* On-demand provisioning (CyberArk)

#### See also

* [Decoding just-in-time (JIT) elevation](https://blog.devolutions.net/2025/01/decoding-just-in-time-jit-elevation/)
* [Just-in-time (JIT) elevation in Devolutions Server](https://docs.devolutions.net/pam/server/just-in-time/)
* [Glossary of Common Privileged Access Management (PAM) Terms](https://blog.devolutions.net/2021/01/glossary-of-common-privileged-access-management-pam-terms/)
* [JIT privilege elevation made efficient by Devolutions](https://blog.devolutions.net/2025/01/jit-privilege-elevation-made-efficient-by-devolutions/)
* [Need Cybersecurity Insurance? Then You Probably Need PAM, Too](https://blog.devolutions.net/2023/10/need-cybersecurity-insurance-then-you-probably-need-pam-too/)


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