# Provisioning access when onboarding engineers

DevFeed: [Provisioning access when onboarding engineers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/provisioning-access-when-onboarding-engineers-29635.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/engineer-secure-onboarding/>)

Author: ben@goteleport.com (Ben Arent)

Published: 2021-10-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [remote access](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/remote-access.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Provisioning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/provisioning.md>), [Single sign-on (SSO)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sso.md>)

Tags: [onboarding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/onboarding.md>), [password](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/password.md>), [provisioning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/provisioning.md>), [remote-access](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote-access.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [sso](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sso.md>)

## AI overview

An engineer describes the challenges of provisioning and de-provisioning access during onboarding, including passwords, OTP devices, SSO, and access to critical systems. The article explains how an access platform helped address these operational and security burdens.

## Source excerpt

Provisioning and de-provisioning access in a growing engineering org is a challenge. Nick shares his onboarding experience and the importance of an access platform.