Governance & Compliance
Establish clear responsibilities and an audit-compliant filing system for business-critical knowledge.
- Clearly define roles and responsibilities
- Document processes and handovers in a comprehensible manner
- Map compliance requirements in a structured manner
Roles, approvals & delegation
Control access via roles and permissions – even across teams, units and locations.
- Role-based access instead of individual authorisations
- Dual control principle for critical changes
- Regulate substitutions in a clean and controlled manner
Business continuity & emergency access
Remain operational even when key personnel are unavailable – with clearly defined emergency access.
- Break-glass access with defined rules
- Design emergency procedures so that they can be tested regularly
- Reducing risks caused by knowledge silos
StickSafe stores business-critical access data, key materials and process documentation offline and with high-level encryption – just like a Swiss bank safe deposit box: structured, controlled and auditable.
- Central admin access & platform accounts secured offline
- Guidelines, runbooks and process documents stored in a traceable manner
- Emergency access (“break glass”) and substitutions clearly documented
- Define roles, responsibilities and deputies
- Document access according to need-to-know (owner, purpose, validity)
- Define and store emergency PUK/key role separately
- Uniform folder structure for additions, keys, documents, processes
- Maintain version/status (date, responsible person, last check)
- Critical information offline – without cloud/tool dependency
- Define break-glass triggers and approval chains in advance
- Dual control principle for critical actions (e.g. unlocking via PUK)
- Auditability: who had access when and why (process/log)
Would you like to regulate critical access and emergency access in a clear manner?
StickSafe protects offline – without the cloud and without ongoing subscriptions.
FAQ:
What is StickSafe intended for in large companies?
For business-critical offline information such as admin access details, recovery keys, break-glass runbooks, key material and process documents – centralised, controlled and independent of cloud services.
Does StickSafe replace an IAM/PAM system?
No. StickSafe is the offline supplement for emergencies, failure scenarios and ‘last resort’ access (e.g. when IdP, PAM, ticketing or network are unavailable).
How does break-glass/emergency access work in practice?
Access is linked to a master password. After several failed attempts, the system is locked; it can only be unlocked using a PUK. This allows clear approvals (dual control principle) to be mapped organisationally.
Can proxies and the dual control principle be mapped?
Yes. You define roles/responsible persons, who keeps the PUK, and how approval is granted in an emergency (e.g. two persons, documented process).
What happens if the stick is lost or stolen?
Without the master password/PUK, the contents cannot be read. Access remains blocked until the defined rules are met.
How does StickSafe fit into governance, risk and compliance?
With clear responsibilities, defined processes and traceable documentation (e.g. owner, purpose, status/version, review date), StickSafe can be seamlessly integrated into existing guidelines.
Is StickSafe suitable for international teams?
Yes. Content and structure can be maintained in multiple languages; the operating logic remains the same – helpful for distributed locations and on-call teams.
What content should we typically store?
Admin/root access, recovery keys, VPN/firewall emergency access, critical certificates/secrets, runbooks, escalation chains, contact lists, restart plans and defined break-glass processes.