diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/20250808021941_access-policy-max-time-period.ts b/backend/src/db/migrations/20250808021941_access-policy-max-time-period.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..218260b3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/db/migrations/20250808021941_access-policy-max-time-period.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { Knex } from "knex";
+
+import { TableName } from "../schemas/models";
+
+export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
+  if (!(await knex.schema.hasColumn(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy, "maxTimePeriod"))) {
+    await knex.schema.alterTable(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy, (t) => {
+      t.string("maxTimePeriod").nullable(); // Ex: 1h - Null is permanent
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+export async function down(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
+  if (await knex.schema.hasColumn(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy, "maxTimePeriod")) {
+    await knex.schema.alterTable(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy, (t) => {
+      t.dropColumn("maxTimePeriod");
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/db/schemas/access-approval-policies.ts b/backend/src/db/schemas/access-approval-policies.ts
index ea57c54d2..66ed79ab7 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/schemas/access-approval-policies.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/schemas/access-approval-policies.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ export const AccessApprovalPoliciesSchema = z.object({
   updatedAt: z.date(),
   enforcementLevel: z.string().default("hard"),
   deletedAt: z.date().nullable().optional(),
-  allowedSelfApprovals: z.boolean().default(true)
+  allowedSelfApprovals: z.boolean().default(true),
+  maxTimePeriod: z.string().nullable().optional()
 });
 
 export type TAccessApprovalPolicies = z.infer<typeof AccessApprovalPoliciesSchema>;
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
index ef44344de..d8d3bf9ed 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,32 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 
 import { ApproverType, BypasserType } from "@app/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types";
 import { removeTrailingSlash } from "@app/lib/fn";
+import { ms } from "@app/lib/ms";
 import { EnforcementLevel } from "@app/lib/types";
 import { readLimit, writeLimit } from "@app/server/config/rateLimiter";
 import { verifyAuth } from "@app/server/plugins/auth/verify-auth";
 import { sapPubSchema } from "@app/server/routes/sanitizedSchemas";
 import { AuthMode } from "@app/services/auth/auth-type";
 
+const maxTimePeriodSchema = z
+  .string()
+  .trim()
+  .nullish()
+  .transform((val, ctx) => {
+    if (val === undefined) return undefined;
+    if (!val || val === "permanent") return null;
+    const parsedMs = ms(val);
+
+    if (typeof parsedMs !== "number" || parsedMs <= 0) {
+      ctx.addIssue({
+        code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom,
+        message: "Invalid time period format or value. Must be a positive duration (e.g., '1h', '30m', '2d')."
+      });
+      return z.NEVER;
+    }
+    return val;
+  });
+
 export const registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
   server.route({
     url: "/",
@@ -71,7 +91,8 @@ export const registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
             .optional(),
           approvals: z.number().min(1).default(1),
           enforcementLevel: z.nativeEnum(EnforcementLevel).default(EnforcementLevel.Hard),
-          allowedSelfApprovals: z.boolean().default(true)
+          allowedSelfApprovals: z.boolean().default(true),
+          maxTimePeriod: maxTimePeriodSchema
         })
         .refine(
           (val) => Boolean(val.environment) || Boolean(val.environments),
@@ -124,7 +145,8 @@ export const registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
                 .array()
                 .nullable()
                 .optional(),
-              bypassers: z.object({ type: z.nativeEnum(BypasserType), id: z.string().nullable().optional() }).array()
+              bypassers: z.object({ type: z.nativeEnum(BypasserType), id: z.string().nullable().optional() }).array(),
+              maxTimePeriod: z.string().nullable().optional()
             })
             .array()
             .nullable()
@@ -233,7 +255,8 @@ export const registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
             stepNumber: z.number().int()
           })
           .array()
-          .optional()
+          .optional(),
+        maxTimePeriod: maxTimePeriodSchema
       }),
       response: {
         200: z.object({
@@ -314,7 +337,8 @@ export const registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
               })
               .array()
               .nullable()
-              .optional()
+              .optional(),
+            maxTimePeriod: z.string().nullable().optional()
           })
         })
       }
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-request-router.ts b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-request-router.ts
index a7e8e79cc..511c93cae 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-request-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-request-router.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ export const registerAccessApprovalRequestRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProv
               envId: z.string(),
               enforcementLevel: z.string(),
               deletedAt: z.date().nullish(),
-              allowedSelfApprovals: z.boolean()
+              allowedSelfApprovals: z.boolean(),
+              maxTimePeriod: z.string().nullable().optional()
             }),
             reviewers: z
               .object({
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts
index 9baf762d6..78221d988 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export interface TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory
       allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
       secretPath: string;
       deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+      maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
       projectId: string;
       bypassers: (
         | {
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ export interface TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory
         allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
         secretPath: string;
         deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+        maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
         environments: {
           id: string;
           name: string;
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ export interface TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory
         allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
         secretPath: string;
         deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+        maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
       }
     | undefined
   >;
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
index 0b3c4e128..95d1a9877 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     environments,
     enforcementLevel,
     allowedSelfApprovals,
-    approvalsRequired
+    approvalsRequired,
+    maxTimePeriod
   }) => {
     const project = await projectDAL.findProjectBySlug(projectSlug, actorOrgId);
     if (!project) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Project with slug '${projectSlug}' not found` });
@@ -219,7 +220,8 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
           secretPath,
           name,
           enforcementLevel,
-          allowedSelfApprovals
+          allowedSelfApprovals,
+          maxTimePeriod
         },
         tx
       );
@@ -318,7 +320,8 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     enforcementLevel,
     allowedSelfApprovals,
     approvalsRequired,
-    environments
+    environments,
+    maxTimePeriod
   }: TUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy) => {
     const groupApprovers = approvers.filter((approver) => approver.type === ApproverType.Group);
 
@@ -461,7 +464,8 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
           secretPath,
           name,
           enforcementLevel,
-          allowedSelfApprovals
+          allowedSelfApprovals,
+          maxTimePeriod
         },
         tx
       );
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
index 27ec228f7..997849800 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export type TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
   enforcementLevel: EnforcementLevel;
   allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
   approvalsRequired?: { numberOfApprovals: number; stepNumber: number }[];
+  maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export type TUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
   allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
   approvalsRequired?: { numberOfApprovals: number; stepNumber: number }[];
   environments?: string[];
+  maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
 
 export type TDeleteAccessApprovalPolicy = {
@@ -104,7 +106,8 @@ export interface TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory {
     environment,
     enforcementLevel,
     allowedSelfApprovals,
-    approvalsRequired
+    approvalsRequired,
+    maxTimePeriod
   }: TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy) => Promise<{
     environment: {
       name: string;
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ export interface TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory {
     allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
     secretPath: string;
     deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+    maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
   }>;
   deleteAccessApprovalPolicy: ({
     policyId,
@@ -159,6 +163,7 @@ export interface TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory {
     allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
     secretPath: string;
     deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+    maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
     environment: {
       id: string;
       name: string;
@@ -185,7 +190,8 @@ export interface TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory {
     enforcementLevel,
     allowedSelfApprovals,
     approvalsRequired,
-    environments
+    environments,
+    maxTimePeriod
   }: TUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy) => Promise<{
     environment: {
       id: string;
@@ -208,6 +214,7 @@ export interface TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory {
     allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
     secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
     deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+    maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
   }>;
   getAccessApprovalPolicyByProjectSlug: ({
     actorId,
@@ -242,6 +249,7 @@ export interface TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory {
       allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
       secretPath: string;
       deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+      maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
       environment: {
         id: string;
         name: string;
@@ -298,6 +306,7 @@ export interface TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory {
     allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
     secretPath: string;
     deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+    maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
     environment: {
       id: string;
       name: string;
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-dal.ts
index f930ceaf7..f3972fc1c 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-dal.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export interface TAccessApprovalRequestDALFactory extends Omit<TOrmify<TableName
           enforcementLevel: string;
           allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
           deletedAt: Date | null | undefined;
+          maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
         };
         projectId: string;
         environments: string[];
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ export interface TAccessApprovalRequestDALFactory extends Omit<TOrmify<TableName
         allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
         envId: string;
         deletedAt: Date | null | undefined;
+        maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
       };
       projectId: string;
       environment: string;
@@ -292,7 +294,6 @@ export const accessApprovalRequestDALFactory = (db: TDbClient): TAccessApprovalR
             `requestedByUser.id`
           )
 
-          // I added these 3:
           .leftJoin<TOrgMemberships>(
             db(TableName.OrgMembership).as("approverOrgMembership"),
             `${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyApprover}.approverUserId`,
@@ -324,10 +325,10 @@ export const accessApprovalRequestDALFactory = (db: TDbClient): TAccessApprovalR
             db.ref("envId").withSchema(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy).as("policyEnvId"),
             db.ref("deletedAt").withSchema(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy).as("policyDeletedAt"),
 
-            // Added:
             db.ref("isActive").withSchema("approverOrgMembership").as("approverIsOrgMembershipActive"),
             db.ref("isActive").withSchema("approverGroupOrgMembership").as("approverGroupIsOrgMembershipActive"),
-            db.ref("isActive").withSchema("reviewerOrgMembership").as("reviewerIsOrgMembershipActive")
+            db.ref("isActive").withSchema("reviewerOrgMembership").as("reviewerIsOrgMembershipActive"),
+            db.ref("maxTimePeriod").withSchema(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy).as("policyMaxTimePeriod")
           )
           .select(db.ref("approverUserId").withSchema(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyApprover))
           .select(db.ref("sequence").withSchema(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyApprover).as("approverSequence"))
@@ -394,7 +395,8 @@ export const accessApprovalRequestDALFactory = (db: TDbClient): TAccessApprovalR
               enforcementLevel: doc.policyEnforcementLevel,
               allowedSelfApprovals: doc.policyAllowedSelfApprovals,
               envId: doc.policyEnvId,
-              deletedAt: doc.policyDeletedAt
+              deletedAt: doc.policyDeletedAt,
+              maxTimePeriod: doc.policyMaxTimePeriod
             },
             requestedByUser: {
               userId: doc.requestedByUserId,
@@ -615,7 +617,8 @@ export const accessApprovalRequestDALFactory = (db: TDbClient): TAccessApprovalR
         tx.ref("enforcementLevel").withSchema(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy).as("policyEnforcementLevel"),
         tx.ref("allowedSelfApprovals").withSchema(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy).as("policyAllowedSelfApprovals"),
         tx.ref("approvals").withSchema(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy).as("policyApprovals"),
-        tx.ref("deletedAt").withSchema(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy).as("policyDeletedAt")
+        tx.ref("deletedAt").withSchema(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy).as("policyDeletedAt"),
+        tx.ref("maxTimePeriod").withSchema(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy).as("policyMaxTimePeriod")
       );
 
   const findById: TAccessApprovalRequestDALFactory["findById"] = async (id, tx) => {
@@ -636,7 +639,8 @@ export const accessApprovalRequestDALFactory = (db: TDbClient): TAccessApprovalR
             secretPath: el.policySecretPath,
             enforcementLevel: el.policyEnforcementLevel,
             allowedSelfApprovals: el.policyAllowedSelfApprovals,
-            deletedAt: el.policyDeletedAt
+            deletedAt: el.policyDeletedAt,
+            maxTimePeriod: el.policyMaxTimePeriod
           },
           requestedByUser: {
             userId: el.requestedByUserId,
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-service.ts
index dcbe717da..58f5c57db 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-service.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,15 @@ export const accessApprovalRequestServiceFactory = ({
       throw new BadRequestError({ message: "The policy linked to this request has been deleted" });
     }
 
+    // Check if the requested time falls under policy.maxTimePeriod
+    if (policy.maxTimePeriod) {
+      if (!temporaryRange || ms(temporaryRange) > ms(policy.maxTimePeriod)) {
+        throw new BadRequestError({
+          message: `Requested access time range is limited to ${policy.maxTimePeriod} by policy`
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
     const approverIds: string[] = [];
     const approverGroupIds: string[] = [];
 
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-types.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-types.ts
index d56c64bfd..046ef027e 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-types.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export interface TAccessApprovalRequestServiceFactory {
         allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
         envId: string;
         deletedAt: Date | null | undefined;
+        maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
       };
       projectId: string;
       environment: string;
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/secret-folder-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/secret-folder-router.ts
index b307347b8..871259147 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/secret-folder-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/secret-folder-router.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const registerSecretFolderRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) =>
           .transform(removeTrailingSlash)
           .describe(FOLDERS.CREATE.path)
           .optional(),
-        // backward compatiability with cli
+        // backward compatibility with cli
         directory: z
           .string()
           .trim()
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ export const registerSecretFolderRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) =>
       }),
       response: {
         200: z.object({
-          folder: SecretFoldersSchema
+          folder: SecretFoldersSchema.extend({
+            path: z.string()
+          })
         })
       }
     },
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ export const registerSecretFolderRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) =>
           .transform(removeTrailingSlash)
           .describe(FOLDERS.UPDATE.path)
           .optional(),
-        // backward compatiability with cli
+        // backward compatibility with cli
         directory: z
           .string()
           .trim()
@@ -143,7 +145,9 @@ export const registerSecretFolderRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) =>
       }),
       response: {
         200: z.object({
-          folder: SecretFoldersSchema
+          folder: SecretFoldersSchema.extend({
+            path: z.string()
+          })
         })
       }
     },
@@ -359,7 +363,7 @@ export const registerSecretFolderRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) =>
           .transform(removeTrailingSlash)
           .describe(FOLDERS.LIST.path)
           .optional(),
-        // backward compatiability with cli
+        // backward compatibility with cli
         directory: z
           .string()
           .trim()
diff --git a/backend/src/services/resource-cleanup/resource-cleanup-queue.ts b/backend/src/services/resource-cleanup/resource-cleanup-queue.ts
index 224eef4bf..dcfa7ea0d 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/resource-cleanup/resource-cleanup-queue.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/resource-cleanup/resource-cleanup-queue.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,19 @@ export const dailyResourceCleanUpQueueServiceFactory = ({
   }
 
   const init = async () => {
+    await queueService.stopRepeatableJob(
+      QueueName.AuditLogPrune,
+      QueueJobs.AuditLogPrune,
+      { pattern: "0 0 * * *", utc: true },
+      QueueName.AuditLogPrune // just a job id
+    );
+    await queueService.stopRepeatableJob(
+      QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp,
+      QueueJobs.DailyResourceCleanUp,
+      { pattern: "0 0 * * *", utc: true },
+      QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp // just a job id
+    );
+
     await queueService.startPg<QueueName.DailyResourceCleanUp>(
       QueueJobs.DailyResourceCleanUp,
       async () => {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-service.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-service.ts
index a60d29348..90cc25710 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-service.ts
@@ -238,8 +238,16 @@ export const secretFolderServiceFactory = ({
       return doc;
     });
 
+    const [folderWithFullPath] = await folderDAL.findSecretPathByFolderIds(projectId, [folder.id]);
+
+    if (!folderWithFullPath) {
+      throw new NotFoundError({
+        message: `Failed to retrieve path for folder with ID '${folder.id}'`
+      });
+    }
+
     await snapshotService.performSnapshot(folder.parentId as string);
-    return folder;
+    return { ...folder, path: folderWithFullPath.path };
   };
 
   const updateManyFolders = async ({
@@ -496,8 +504,27 @@ export const secretFolderServiceFactory = ({
       return doc;
     });
 
+    const foldersWithFullPaths = await folderDAL.findSecretPathByFolderIds(projectId, [newFolder.id, folder.id]);
+
+    const newFolderWithFullPath = foldersWithFullPaths.find((f) => f?.id === newFolder.id);
+    if (!newFolderWithFullPath) {
+      throw new NotFoundError({
+        message: `Failed to retrieve path for folder with ID '${newFolder.id}'`
+      });
+    }
+
+    const folderWithFullPath = foldersWithFullPaths.find((f) => f?.id === folder.id);
+    if (!folderWithFullPath) {
+      throw new NotFoundError({
+        message: `Failed to retrieve path for folder with ID '${folder.id}'`
+      });
+    }
+
     await snapshotService.performSnapshot(newFolder.parentId as string);
-    return { folder: newFolder, old: folder };
+    return {
+      folder: { ...newFolder, path: newFolderWithFullPath.path },
+      old: { ...folder, path: folderWithFullPath.path }
+    };
   };
 
   const $checkFolderPolicy = async ({
diff --git a/frontend/public/locales/en/translations.json b/frontend/public/locales/en/translations.json
index 167e1c7b5..fdfefcf93 100644
--- a/frontend/public/locales/en/translations.json
+++ b/frontend/public/locales/en/translations.json
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
     "project-id": "Project ID",
     "save-changes": "Save Changes",
     "saved": "Saved",
-    "drop-zone": "Drag and drop a .env, .json, or .yml file here.",
-    "drop-zone-keys": "Drag and drop a .env, .json, or .yml file here to add more secrets.",
+    "drop-zone": "Drag and drop a .env, .json, .csv, or .yml file here.",
+    "drop-zone-keys": "Drag and drop a .env, .json, .csv, or .yml file here to add more secrets.",
     "role": "Role",
     "role_admin": "admin",
     "display-name": "Display Name",
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/utilities/parseSecrets.ts b/frontend/src/components/utilities/parseSecrets.ts
index 3e5a57edf..e33f25ace 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/utilities/parseSecrets.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/utilities/parseSecrets.ts
@@ -165,3 +165,61 @@ export function parseYaml(src: ArrayBuffer | string) {
 
   return result;
 }
+
+function detectSeparator(csvContent: string): string {
+  const firstLine = csvContent.split("\n")[0];
+  const separators = [",", ";", "\t", "|"];
+
+  const counts = separators.map((sep) => ({
+    separator: sep,
+    count: (firstLine.match(new RegExp(`\\${sep}`, "g")) || []).length
+  }));
+
+  const detected = counts.reduce((max, curr) => (curr.count > max.count ? curr : max));
+
+  return detected.count > 0 ? detected.separator : ",";
+}
+
+export function parseCsvToMatrix(src: ArrayBuffer | string): string[][] {
+  let csvContent: string;
+  if (typeof src === "string") {
+    csvContent = src;
+  } else {
+    csvContent = new TextDecoder("utf-8").decode(src);
+  }
+
+  const separator = detectSeparator(csvContent);
+  const lines = csvContent.replace(/\r\n?/g, "\n").split("\n");
+  const matrix: string[][] = [];
+
+  lines.forEach((line) => {
+    if (line.trim() !== "") {
+      const cells: string[] = [];
+      let currentCell = "";
+      let inQuote = false;
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < line.length; i += 1) {
+        const char = line[i];
+        const nextChar = line[i + 1];
+
+        if (char === '"') {
+          if (inQuote && nextChar === '"') {
+            currentCell += '"';
+            i += 1;
+          } else {
+            inQuote = !inQuote;
+          }
+        } else if (char === separator && !inQuote) {
+          cells.push(currentCell.trim());
+          currentCell = "";
+        } else {
+          currentCell += char;
+        }
+      }
+      cells.push(currentCell.trim());
+      matrix.push(cells);
+    }
+  });
+
+  return matrix;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/mutation.tsx b/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/mutation.tsx
index ad7917a8f..69637243f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/mutation.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/mutation.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ export const useCreateAccessApprovalPolicy = () => {
       secretPath,
       enforcementLevel,
       allowedSelfApprovals,
-      approvalsRequired
+      approvalsRequired,
+      maxTimePeriod
     }) => {
       const { data } = await apiRequest.post("/api/v1/access-approvals/policies", {
         environments,
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ export const useCreateAccessApprovalPolicy = () => {
         name,
         enforcementLevel,
         allowedSelfApprovals,
-        approvalsRequired
+        approvalsRequired,
+        maxTimePeriod
       });
       return data;
     },
@@ -64,7 +66,8 @@ export const useUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy = () => {
       enforcementLevel,
       allowedSelfApprovals,
       approvalsRequired,
-      environments
+      environments,
+      maxTimePeriod
     }) => {
       const { data } = await apiRequest.patch(`/api/v1/access-approvals/policies/${id}`, {
         approvals,
@@ -75,7 +78,8 @@ export const useUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy = () => {
         enforcementLevel,
         allowedSelfApprovals,
         approvalsRequired,
-        environments
+        environments,
+        maxTimePeriod
       });
       return data;
     },
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/types.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/types.ts
index dde4ed70e..7f0877ce5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/types.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export type TAccessApprovalPolicy = {
   approvers?: Approver[];
   bypassers?: Bypasser[];
   allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+  maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
 };
 
 export enum ApproverType {
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ export type TAccessApprovalRequest = {
     enforcementLevel: EnforcementLevel;
     deletedAt: Date | null;
     allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+    maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
   };
 
   reviewers: {
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ export type TCreateAccessPolicyDTO = {
   enforcementLevel?: EnforcementLevel;
   allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
   approvalsRequired?: { numberOfApprovals: number; stepNumber: number }[];
+  maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
 };
 
 export type TUpdateAccessPolicyDTO = {
@@ -191,6 +194,7 @@ export type TUpdateAccessPolicyDTO = {
   // for invalidating list
   projectSlug: string;
   approvalsRequired?: { numberOfApprovals: number; stepNumber: number }[];
+  maxTimePeriod?: string | null;
 };
 
 export type TDeleteSecretPolicyDTO = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/project/AccessControlPage/components/MembersTab/components/MemberRoleForm/SpecificPrivilegeSection.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/project/AccessControlPage/components/MembersTab/components/MemberRoleForm/SpecificPrivilegeSection.tsx
index 0256d3219..5dd439744 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/project/AccessControlPage/components/MembersTab/components/MemberRoleForm/SpecificPrivilegeSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/project/AccessControlPage/components/MembersTab/components/MemberRoleForm/SpecificPrivilegeSection.tsx
@@ -220,6 +220,24 @@ export const SpecificPrivilegeSecretForm = ({
       return;
     }
 
+    const policy = policies.find(
+      (p) =>
+        p.environments.find((e) => e.slug === selectedEnvironment) && p.secretPath === secretPath
+    );
+
+    if (
+      policy?.maxTimePeriod &&
+      (!data.temporaryAccess.isTemporary ||
+        ms(data.temporaryAccess.temporaryRange) > ms(policy.maxTimePeriod))
+    ) {
+      createNotification({
+        type: "error",
+        text: `Requested access time range is limited to ${policy.maxTimePeriod} by policy`,
+        title: "Error"
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
     const actions = [
       { action: ProjectPermissionActions.Read, allowed: data.read },
       { action: ProjectPermissionActions.Create, allowed: data.create },
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretApprovalsPage/components/ApprovalPolicyList/components/AccessPolicyModal.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretApprovalsPage/components/ApprovalPolicyList/components/AccessPolicyModal.tsx
index 7ece7d29a..648a6ab80 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretApprovalsPage/components/ApprovalPolicyList/components/AccessPolicyModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretApprovalsPage/components/ApprovalPolicyList/components/AccessPolicyModal.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ const formSchema = z
       })
       .array()
       .default([])
-      .optional()
+      .optional(),
+    maxTimePeriod: z.string().trim().optional()
   })
   .superRefine((data, ctx) => {
     if (data.policyType === PolicyType.ChangePolicy) {
@@ -444,6 +445,25 @@ const Form = ({
               </FormControl>
             )}
           />
+
+          {isAccessPolicyType && (
+            <Controller
+              control={control}
+              name="maxTimePeriod"
+              render={({ field, fieldState: { error } }) => (
+                <FormControl
+                  label="Max. Time Period"
+                  tooltipText="The maximum amount of time someone can request access for. Ex: 1h, 3w, 30d"
+                  isError={Boolean(error)}
+                  errorText={error?.message}
+                  className="flex-shrink"
+                >
+                  <Input {...field} value={field.value} placeholder="permanent" />
+                </FormControl>
+              )}
+            />
+          )}
+
           {!isAccessPolicyType && (
             <Controller
               control={control}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretDropzone/SecretDropzone.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretDropzone/SecretDropzone.tsx
index 92df89cae..d7cb87da7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretDropzone/SecretDropzone.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretDropzone/SecretDropzone.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
-import { ChangeEvent, DragEvent } from "react";
+import { ChangeEvent, Dispatch, DragEvent, SetStateAction, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { subject } from "@casl/ability";
-import { faPlus, faUpload } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import {
+  faArrowRight,
+  faAsterisk,
+  faComment,
+  faKey,
+  faPlus,
+  faUpload
+} from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
@@ -9,8 +16,22 @@ import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 import { createNotification } from "@app/components/notifications";
 import { ProjectPermissionCan } from "@app/components/permissions";
 // TODO:(akhilmhdh) convert all the util functions like this into a lib folder grouped by functionality
-import { parseDotEnv, parseJson, parseYaml } from "@app/components/utilities/parseSecrets";
-import { Button, Lottie, Modal, ModalContent } from "@app/components/v2";
+import {
+  parseCsvToMatrix,
+  parseDotEnv,
+  parseJson,
+  parseYaml
+} from "@app/components/utilities/parseSecrets";
+import {
+  Badge,
+  Button,
+  FormLabel,
+  Lottie,
+  Modal,
+  ModalContent,
+  Select,
+  SelectItem
+} from "@app/components/v2";
 import { ProjectPermissionActions, ProjectPermissionSub } from "@app/context";
 import { usePopUp, useToggle } from "@app/hooks";
 import { useCreateSecretBatch, useUpdateSecretBatch } from "@app/hooks/api";
@@ -38,6 +59,84 @@ type Props = {
   isProtectedBranch?: boolean;
 };
 
+type SecretMatrixMap = {
+  key: number;
+  value: number | null;
+  comment: number | null;
+};
+
+const popupKeys = ["importSecEnv", "confirmUpload", "pasteSecEnv", "importMatrixMap"] as const;
+
+const MatrixImportModalTableRow = ({
+  importSecretMatrixMap,
+  setImportSecretMatrixMap,
+  headers,
+  mapKey
+}: {
+  importSecretMatrixMap: SecretMatrixMap;
+  setImportSecretMatrixMap: Dispatch<SetStateAction<SecretMatrixMap>>;
+  headers: string[];
+  mapKey: keyof SecretMatrixMap;
+}) => {
+  return (
+    <tr>
+      <td className="w-full">
+        <Select
+          value={importSecretMatrixMap[mapKey]?.toString() || (null as unknown as string)}
+          onValueChange={(v) =>
+            setImportSecretMatrixMap((ism) => ({
+              ...ism,
+              [mapKey]: v ? parseInt(v, 10) : null
+            }))
+          }
+          className="w-full border border-mineshaft-500"
+          position="popper"
+          placeholder="Select an option..."
+          dropdownContainerClassName="max-w-none"
+        >
+          {mapKey !== "key" && <SelectItem value={null as unknown as string}>None</SelectItem>}
+          {headers.map((header, col) => {
+            return (
+              <SelectItem value={col.toString()} key={`${mapKey}-${header}`}>
+                {header}
+              </SelectItem>
+            );
+          })}
+        </Select>
+      </td>
+      <td className="whitespace-nowrap pl-5 pr-5">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-center">
+          <FontAwesomeIcon className="text-mineshaft-400" icon={faArrowRight} />
+        </div>
+      </td>
+      <td className="whitespace-nowrap">
+        <div className="flex h-full items-start justify-center">
+          <Badge className="pointer-events-none flex h-[36px] w-full items-center justify-center gap-1.5 whitespace-nowrap border border-mineshaft-600 bg-mineshaft-600 text-bunker-200">
+            {mapKey === "key" && (
+              <>
+                <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faKey} />
+                <span>Secret Key</span>
+              </>
+            )}
+            {mapKey === "value" && (
+              <>
+                <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faAsterisk} />
+                <span>Secret Value</span>
+              </>
+            )}
+            {mapKey === "comment" && (
+              <>
+                <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faComment} />
+                <span>Comment</span>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </Badge>
+        </div>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  );
+};
+
 export const SecretDropzone = ({
   isSmaller,
   environments = [],
@@ -50,11 +149,14 @@ export const SecretDropzone = ({
   const [isDragActive, setDragActive] = useToggle();
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useToggle();
 
-  const { popUp, handlePopUpToggle, handlePopUpOpen, handlePopUpClose } = usePopUp([
-    "importSecEnv",
-    "confirmUpload",
-    "pasteSecEnv"
-  ] as const);
+  // Maps matrix columns to parts of a secret
+  const [importSecretMatrixMap, setImportSecretMatrixMap] = useState<SecretMatrixMap>({
+    key: 0,
+    value: null,
+    comment: null
+  });
+
+  const { popUp, handlePopUpToggle, handlePopUpOpen, handlePopUpClose } = usePopUp(popupKeys);
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const { openPopUp } = usePopUpAction();
 
@@ -136,10 +238,17 @@ export const SecretDropzone = ({
       });
       return;
     }
-    // const fileType = file.name.split('.')[1];
+
     setIsLoading.on();
     reader.onload = (event) => {
-      if (!event?.target?.result) return;
+      if (!event?.target?.result) {
+        createNotification({
+          type: "error",
+          text: "Invalid file contents."
+        });
+        setIsLoading.off();
+        return;
+      }
 
       let env: TParsedEnv;
 
@@ -154,7 +263,22 @@ export const SecretDropzone = ({
         case "application/yaml":
           env = parseYaml(src);
           break;
-
+        case "text/csv": {
+          const fullMatrix = parseCsvToMatrix(src);
+          if (!fullMatrix.length) {
+            createNotification({
+              type: "error",
+              text: "Failed to find secrets in CSV file. File might be empty."
+            });
+            setIsLoading.off();
+            return;
+          }
+          const headers = fullMatrix[0];
+          const matrix = fullMatrix.slice(1);
+          handlePopUpOpen("importMatrixMap", { headers, matrix });
+          setIsLoading.off();
+          return;
+        }
         default:
           env = parseDotEnv(src);
           break;
@@ -171,6 +295,22 @@ export const SecretDropzone = ({
     }
   };
 
+  const finishMappedMatrixImport = (matrix: string[][]) => {
+    const env: TParsedEnv = {};
+    matrix.forEach((row) => {
+      const key = row[importSecretMatrixMap.key];
+      if (key) {
+        env[key] = {
+          value: importSecretMatrixMap.value ? row[importSecretMatrixMap.value] : "",
+          comments: importSecretMatrixMap.comment ? [row[importSecretMatrixMap.comment]] : []
+        };
+      }
+    });
+    handlePopUpClose("importMatrixMap");
+    setImportSecretMatrixMap({ key: 0, value: null, comment: null });
+    handleParsedEnv(env);
+  };
+
   const handleDrop = (e: DragEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     e.stopPropagation();
@@ -293,7 +433,7 @@ export const SecretDropzone = ({
                   disabled={!isAllowed}
                   type="file"
                   className="absolute h-full w-full cursor-pointer opacity-0"
-                  accept=".txt,.env,.yml,.yaml,.json"
+                  accept=".txt,.env,.yml,.yaml,.json,.csv"
                   onChange={handleFileUpload}
                 />
               )}
@@ -407,6 +547,75 @@ export const SecretDropzone = ({
           )}
         </ModalContent>
       </Modal>
+
+      {/* Matrix Import Modal */}
+      <Modal
+        isOpen={popUp?.importMatrixMap?.isOpen}
+        onOpenChange={(open) => handlePopUpToggle("importMatrixMap", open)}
+      >
+        <ModalContent
+          title="Import Column Mapping"
+          subTitle="Map your data columns to different parts of the secret"
+        >
+          <div className="w-full overflow-hidden">
+            <table className="w-full table-auto">
+              <thead>
+                <tr className="text-left">
+                  <th>
+                    <FormLabel tooltipClassName="max-w-sm" label="Import Column" />
+                  </th>
+                  <th />
+                  <th className="whitespace-nowrap">
+                    <FormLabel label="Resulting Import" />
+                  </th>
+                </tr>
+              </thead>
+              <tbody>
+                {/* Key */}
+                <MatrixImportModalTableRow
+                  importSecretMatrixMap={importSecretMatrixMap}
+                  setImportSecretMatrixMap={setImportSecretMatrixMap}
+                  headers={popUp?.importMatrixMap.data?.headers || []}
+                  mapKey="key"
+                />
+
+                {/* Value */}
+                <MatrixImportModalTableRow
+                  importSecretMatrixMap={importSecretMatrixMap}
+                  setImportSecretMatrixMap={setImportSecretMatrixMap}
+                  headers={popUp?.importMatrixMap.data?.headers || []}
+                  mapKey="value"
+                />
+
+                {/* Comment */}
+                <MatrixImportModalTableRow
+                  importSecretMatrixMap={importSecretMatrixMap}
+                  setImportSecretMatrixMap={setImportSecretMatrixMap}
+                  headers={popUp?.importMatrixMap.data?.headers || []}
+                  mapKey="comment"
+                />
+              </tbody>
+            </table>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="flex w-full flex-row-reverse justify-between gap-4 pt-4">
+            <Button
+              onClick={() =>
+                popUp.importMatrixMap.data?.matrix
+                  ? finishMappedMatrixImport(popUp.importMatrixMap.data?.matrix)
+                  : createNotification({
+                      text: "Invalid secret matrix.",
+                      type: "error"
+                    })
+              }
+              isFullWidth
+              variant="outline_bg"
+            >
+              Import Secrets
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        </ModalContent>
+      </Modal>
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretListView/SecretDetailSidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretListView/SecretDetailSidebar.tsx
index d3845fcbc..953176ff5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretListView/SecretDetailSidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/SecretListView/SecretDetailSidebar.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 import { UpgradePlanModal } from "@app/components/license/UpgradePlanModal";
 import { createNotification } from "@app/components/notifications";
 import { ProjectPermissionCan } from "@app/components/permissions";
-import { hasSecretReference, SecretReferenceTree } from "@app/components/secrets/SecretReferenceDetails";
+import {
+  hasSecretReference,
+  SecretReferenceTree
+} from "@app/components/secrets/SecretReferenceDetails";
 import {
   Button,
   Drawer,
@@ -49,8 +52,12 @@ import {
   Tooltip
 } from "@app/components/v2";
 import { InfisicalSecretInput } from "@app/components/v2/InfisicalSecretInput";
-import { ProjectPermissionActions, ProjectPermissionSub, useProjectPermission, useWorkspace } from "@app/context";
-
+import {
+  ProjectPermissionActions,
+  ProjectPermissionSub,
+  useProjectPermission,
+  useWorkspace
+} from "@app/context";
 import { ProjectPermissionSecretActions } from "@app/context/ProjectPermissionContext/types";
 import { getProjectBaseURL } from "@app/helpers/project";
 import { usePopUp } from "@app/hooks";