A visitor system is only as good as its list of hosts. People join, move teams and leave every week, and a host directory maintained by hand drifts out of date almost immediately — visitors arrive to find their host is not in the system, or a departed employee still is.
Why manual host lists fail
Hand-keying employees into a separate system guarantees staleness and creates a security gap: former staff lingering as valid hosts, new joiners missing when a guest arrives. The fix is to stop maintaining a second copy at all.
What SSO and directory sync do
- Directory sync pulls the current employee list from your HR system or directory automatically.
- Joiners, movers and leavers flow through without manual edits.
- Single sign-on lets staff use existing corporate credentials — no extra password.
- Access aligns with your directory, so leavers lose it when they should.
Less admin, better security
Automating the host list removes a tedious chore and closes a real gap at the same time. It also makes host notifications and approvals reliable, because the person being notified is always current.
Integrations with Certopact
Certopact Access offers APIs and directory/HRMS sync so your host list stays current automatically, with SSO for staff — less upkeep, fewer stale accounts.