What is deprovisioning?
Deprovisioning is the process of revoking access rights and removing accounts of a user who no longer needs or is authorized to access certain resources or systems.
Deprovisioning typically involves disabling user accounts, revoking access to applications, data, and network services, and removing credentials to prevent unauthorized access. Deprovisioning is a critical security and compliance practice that helps protect sensitive information, avoid security breaches, and ensure proper access control when an employee leaves a company or changes roles.
Basically, deprovisioning is the opposite of provisioning, which is granting access rights during onboarding or role changes.
