Description
With the introduction of Lifecycle Management of Inactive Identities in March 2024, SailPoint provided a more robust means for marking identities as Active, Inactive Short-Term, and Inactive Long-Term. By introducing this capability, administrators have an alternative option to the previously used AI mappings to accomplish managing these lifecycle states. As of May 15th, 2026, SailPoint will formally sunset the use of this method of management.
Who is affected?
All IdentityNow and Identity Security Cloud customers who have not already adopted the Lifecycle Management of Inactive Identities capability and marked their identities as Active, Inactive Short-Term, and Inactive Long-Term will be impacted by this deprecation. As SailPoint sees signs of adoption through our metrics and data, we will slowly migrate customers off of these AI mappings on a quarterly basis. Thirty (30) days prior to migration, SailPoint will send notification before taking migration actions.
Action Required
IDN and ISC administrators should work to adopt the Lifecycle of Inactive Identities capability within the 2025 and early 2026 calendar year in order to not be impacted by this deprecation.
Resources are available detailing how the capability works and how to configure these states within IDN and ISC.
Important Dates
- First Migration: Week of May 12, 2025
- Second Migration: Week of September 1, 2025
- Third Migration: Week of November 27, 2025
- Fourth Migration: Week of March 2, 2026
- Formal End of Life and Final Migration: May 15, 2026