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IT Security & Access Control

Strengthen IT security with Active Directory-centric access control, policy enforcement, and auditing for UNIX and Linux

Free Webinar with Gartner

Our three-part Centrify Expert Webinar series with Gartner's Perry Carpenter will show you how to strengthen IT security and enhance compliance by leveraging Microsoft Active Directory for cross-platform identity and access management

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One of the most difficult questions asked of IT security managers in cross-platform environments is: can you prove which users have access to a specific business-critical system? Can you verify what actions they performed on any particular system? For UNIX or Linux systems, access controls might be stored in insecure legacy systems such as NIS or managed locally system by system. And a single user may have multiple identities across systems, making reporting and auditing equally difficult.

Centrify addresses IT security issues by giving organizations a global view of access controls and user session activity, tied to a single, centrally managed Active Directory identity. More than 600 organizations, including over 38% of the Fortune 50, have embraced Centrify's Active Directory-centric solution for the following reasons:

  • Unique, fine-grained access controls and role-based delegated administration enable account consolidation while maintaining existing security boundaries for business-critical systems
  • Global policy enforcement (via Group Policy) ensures consistent security and configuration settings across a heterogeneous enterprise
  • Global view of access controls enhances IT compliance reporting
  • Detailed audit trail and real-time monitoring of UNIX and Linux system activity let administrators run compliance reports or stop security breaches before they happen

Resources: Webinars, Videos, White Papers & More

IT Security

WebinarSecuring Access to UNIX, Linux and Mac with Active Directory

IT Auditing

White PaperImplementing Detailed User-Level Auditing of UNIX and Linux Systems Using Centrify DirectAudit
WebinarEnhancing Compliance and Troubleshooting with Detailed Auditing and Session Replay for UNIX and Linux

Group Policy

White PaperTop Five Benefits of Using Windows Group Policy to Secure and Manage UNIX, Linux and Mac Systems
WebinarFive Top Benefits of Using Windows Group Policy to Secure and Manage UNIX, Linux and Mac Systems
Video ChalktalkGroup Policy for UNIX, Linux and Mac

Customer Stories

Customer StoryAutomated Trading Desk (ATD) Has Deployed Centrify DirectControl to Streamline The Administration of Hundreds of Linux Servers
Customer StoryResearch in Motion Turns to Centrify to Meet SOX Auditing Requirements
Customer StorySoftware Firm Eases Compliance Improves Security by Linking Heterogeneous Systems (by Microsoft)
Customer StoryYodlee Has Secured Their Clients’ Data with DirectAudit
Customer StoryWyse Uses DirectControl to Manage Its VMware, Red Hat and HP-UX Servers