In cross-platform environments, establishing accountability by linking entitlements and actions to named users can be a complex task. Active Directory provides a central repository for Windows user accounts. But entitlements to UNIX and Linux systems in particular (which are key platforms for business-critical data) may reside in multiple identity silos such as NIS, LDAP databases, or platform-specific proprietary directories, or they may be managed locally system by system.
Compliance requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley, FISMA and PCI, as well as security best practices, have a few simple concepts in common: organizations must limit access to business-critical systems only to named users whose job role requires it, and they must audit and report on what those users do.
Centrify addresses these IT security and compliance requirements with a comprehensive identity and access management solution that uses Microsoft Active Directory to centralize authentication, administration, access control, authorization and auditing of non-Microsoft systems and applications — whether physical or virtual, on-premise or cloud-based. Choose a topic to learn more:
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IT Security & Access Control
Strengthen IT security with Active Directory-centric access control and policy enforcement for UNIX, Linux and Mac systems and applications.
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Virtualization Security
Lock down hypervisor platforms and enforce consistent, global security management along every step of the way as your data center migrates from physical to virtual.
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Cloud Security
Dynamically secure Linux-based cloud servers through automated account provisioning and policy enforcement.
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Server Isolation & Protection
Protect sensitive UNIX and Linux systems by dynamically isolating them and blocking untrusted systems from communicating with trusted systems.
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Encryption of Data in Motion
Protect intellectual property and other sensitive information by encrypting data in motion.
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SOX Compliance & Auditing
Satisfy SOX auditors with simplified reporting that shows who has access to audited business systems, what they can do, and what actions they have performed.
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PCI Compliance & Auditing
Easily establish the authentication, authorization, encryption and audit requirements detailed in the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) across your UNIX and Linux systems by leveraging Active Directory. Centralize your user, account, privileges and policy information for quick reporting of PCI DSS control requirements in your environment.
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FISMA Compliance & Auditing
Simplify and streamline your IT environment while meeting the "need to know" access and privilege managements requirements of the Federal Information Systems Management Act.
