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Passlogix v-GO Shared Accounts Manager
Passlogix v-GO Shared Accounts Manager provides quick and secure access to systems and applications for administrators, temporary workers, and others who must share account IDs. It enables shared credentials to be securely stored and retrieved, with the needed authorization and usage tracking to improve security, increase accountability, and reduce compliance exposure.
How Passlogix v-Go Shared Accounts Manager Works
A user requiring access to a privileged account makes an online request to check out a specific username and password. The request is approved or denied based on the user's role and group membership in the corporate directory (e.g. Active Directory) and/or an approval workflow in the enterprise's Identity Management system. The system then issues the username and password to the user subject to policy-based usage controls, such as a two-hour credential expiration or a limited number of logins.
The id/password, the associated authorization profile, and expiration information are all granted and tracked by v-GO Shared Accounts Manager. When the user accesses the desired system, v-GO Shared Accounts Manager automatically logs the user on. And because the user never sees the id/password, there is nothing to share b inadvertently or maliciously.
Once expired, the username and password are automatically deleted from the user's credential store and checked back in to v-GO Shared Accounts Manager. Usernames and passwords can only be checked out to one user at a time, establishing a single point of accountability for all activity on the target application.
The id/password, the associated authorization profile, and expiration information are all granted and tracked by v-GO Shared Accounts Manager. When the user accesses the desired system, v-GO Shared Accounts Manager automatically logs the user on. And because the user never sees the id/password, there is nothing to share b inadvertently or maliciously.
Once expired, the username and password are automatically deleted from the user's credential store and checked back in to v-GO Shared Accounts Manager. Usernames and passwords can only be checked out to one user at a time, establishing a single point of accountability for all activity on the target application.
Benefits of Passlogix v-Go Shared Accounts Manager
Passlogix v-GO Shared Accounts Manager plugs a significant security and compliance hole commonly found with shared accounts—accountability. Because v-GO Shared Accounts Manager automatically ties actual users to shared IDs, enterprises, for the first time, know who is using what shared account and when.
Improve Security
v-GO Shared Accounts Manager allows users to check out shared IDs, each of which is uniquely associated to a specific user for its duration of use. Authorized administrators can set policies to control usage of shared IDs (e.g., IDs can only be used to logon once.) And because users never see shared IDs / passwords, there is nothing to share—inadvertently or maliciously.
Only v-GO Shared Accounts Manager provides this level of security, accountability, and tracking previously unattainable for shared accounts.
Only v-GO Shared Accounts Manager provides this level of security, accountability, and tracking previously unattainable for shared accounts.
Demonstrate Compliance More Effectively
Passlogix v-GO Shared Accounts Manager helps organizations comply with regulations such as Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) and Payment Card Industry (PCI) requirements governing data security.
Using shared IDs presents a significant compliance challenge— Most regulations either prohibit or strongly discourage the use of shared ids, yet many systems and databases force you to use them (e.g., "root" accounts in Unix.) v-GO Shared Accounts Manager meets this challenge head-on, enabling you to assign shared IDs to each user and track their use. With credit card processing, for example, merchants and service providers can now easily demonstrate that each user accessing system components or cardholder data is identified by a unique user name (the user using the shared id) —a key requirement of PCI DSS.
Using shared IDs presents a significant compliance challenge— Most regulations either prohibit or strongly discourage the use of shared ids, yet many systems and databases force you to use them (e.g., "root" accounts in Unix.) v-GO Shared Accounts Manager meets this challenge head-on, enabling you to assign shared IDs to each user and track their use. With credit card processing, for example, merchants and service providers can now easily demonstrate that each user accessing system components or cardholder data is identified by a unique user name (the user using the shared id) —a key requirement of PCI DSS.
Improve Operational Efficiency
Passlogix v-GO Shared Accounts Manager enables organizations to manage conventional and shared credentials with one strategy and infrastructure, improving operational efficiency.
Rather than buying a separate hardware or software vault system to administer shared accounts, v-GO Shared Accounts Manager allows organizations to use their existing enterprise single sign-on (ESSO) infrastructure, and optionally an Identity Management system, to address the challenge of privileged account password management and compliance.
Rather than buying a separate hardware or software vault system to administer shared accounts, v-GO Shared Accounts Manager allows organizations to use their existing enterprise single sign-on (ESSO) infrastructure, and optionally an Identity Management system, to address the challenge of privileged account password management and compliance.
Provide Fast, Secure Application Access for Temporary Workers
Passlogix v-GO Shared Account Manager provides quick and secure application access for temporary workers and contractors who must use shared IDs. Just as it does for internal shared account users, v-GO Shared Accounts Manager allows temporary workers to check out IDs, each of which is uniquely associated to a specific user for its duration of use. Authorized administrators can set policies to control usage of shared IDs (e.g., IDs can only be used to logon once.) And because users never see shared IDs / passwords, there is nothing to share—inadvertently or maliciously.
Passlogix v-GO Shared Accounts Manager extends user accountability to the temporary worker. Because v-GO Shared Accounts Manager automatically ties and tracks each temporary worker to applications usage, enterprises, for the first time, know which contractor is using what shared account and when, delivering the accountability, security, and audit trail previously unattainable.
Passlogix v-GO Shared Accounts Manager extends user accountability to the temporary worker. Because v-GO Shared Accounts Manager automatically ties and tracks each temporary worker to applications usage, enterprises, for the first time, know which contractor is using what shared account and when, delivering the accountability, security, and audit trail previously unattainable.
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