Case Study: Valon achieves 288x faster access requests with Opal Security

How Valon Improved Security with Timed Access to Sensitive Permissions

Valon, a fintech company that services mortgage loans, needed to implement a state of the art access control system to scale securely. They required a just-in-time access solution that adhered to the principle of least privilege, as manually managing permissions for over 50 engineers was becoming an operational burden for their small IT team.

Opal Security provided the solution by integrating with Valon's existing Google and Slack infrastructure. The platform automated permission requests through Slack, allowing engineers to get one-click approved access that automatically expired after 24 hours. This implementation by Opal slashed access request times from 3 business days to just 5 minutes, a 288x improvement, while significantly enhancing security.

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Paul Veevers

Senior Engineering Manager