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UNIX & Linux Identity Management
Strengthen IT security and enhance IT efficiency with Active Directory-centric identity management 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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Managing user identities in a cross-platform environment is a complex and frequently inefficient task whose security risks are of increasing concern to organizations. Within the Windows environment, Active Directory provides a single, central point of administration. Within UNIX and Linux environments, user identities may reside in multiple identity silos such as NIS, LDAP databases, or proprietary directories, or they may be managed locally system by system. In addition, administrative users frequently have access to root logins or to service accounts that give them privileges on business-critical systems that go well beyond what they need to perform their jobs.
Centrify addresses these issues by enabling organizations to centralize identity management for their UNIX and Linux environments within Microsoft Active Directory. More than 600 organizations, including over 38% of the Fortune 50, have embraced Centrify's Active Directory-centric solution for the following reasons:
- Consolidating user identities in Active Directory lets IT organizations replace insecure legacy systems such as NIS and eliminate or more securely manage root and service accounts
- Centralized authentication and access control eliminates risks posed by orphan accounts and streamlines IT processes
- Unique, fine-grained access controls and delegated administration maintain existing security boundaries
- Windows- and web-based administrative consoles, plus UNIX CLIs, provide all admins with their tool of choice.
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