# Break Glass **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 28, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/break-glass/62061 "2009-01-28T13:01:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/break-glass/62061/1 "2009-01-28T13:01:07Z")
SO, we have a lot of vendors that need access to our systems and whatnot throughout the night. We’re kinda getting tired of waking up at 3-4AM and doing it for them. Does anyone use any break-glass software… it would challenge the vendor with a SecureID or something, ask why they need to log in and log the instance, and of course, notify us. ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/break-glass/62061/2 "2009-01-28T14:27:27Z")
What we do is issue a VPN profile that is valid for the length of time requested. ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/break-glass/62061/3 "2009-01-28T14:29:33Z")
PHP form? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/break-glass/62061/4 "2009-01-28T15:00:13Z")
That is tough usually from my end I am doing work at 3-4am and billing some crazy after hours/emergency rate :lol: I guess if they can get in at will its the same thing as giving them an account and just creating some sort of audit trail…