BastionTwin for ERP: Ephemeral Privilege + Canary Defense
10/10
Demand Score
Active threat campaigns target ERP cores; standing privileges and risky customizations create immediate breach and compliance exposure.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$4k-25k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
14 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Strict staff account limits:
Competitor Landscape
- Onapsis
- Pathlock (formerly Greenlight)
- SAP GRC Access Control
- Fastpath
- Saviynt
Must-Have Features for MVP
Just-in-time role elevation with MFA and auto-expiry
Session-scoped shadow roles (no standing admins)
SoD engine with real-time policy enforcement
Honey entities (vendors, bank accounts, GLs, T-codes) and canary data exfil monitoring
Transport/custom-code risk scanner with auto-block rules
Config drift detection and one-click rollback
Immutable audit trails mapped to SOX/ISO controls
Out-of-band kill switch and safe mode
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Deep ERP customizations can complicate policy baselines
- Transport-level scanning requires proper change management hooks
- SoD rule libraries must reflect industry specifics
- Basis/security teams may resist inline controls without zero-downtime assurances
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- Reduce standing privileged accounts by 90%+ within 30 days
- Detect high-risk actions in <60 seconds mean time to detect
- Zero production outages from enforcement
- Unqualified external audit pass for access controls
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This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.