BeyondTrust Active Directory Bridge
Make UNIX, LINUX, and Mac Systems First-Class Citizens In Windows Environments
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Improved Efficiency
Provide a single familiar toolset to manage both Windows and Unix/Linux systems.
Easier Compliance
Provide audit details to audit and compliance teams and centrally manage group policies.
Enhanced Security
Expand single sign-on (SSO) and file sharing, and control access to non-Windows systems.
BeyondTrust Active Directory Bridge centralizes authentication and configuration management for Unix, Linux, and Mac environments by extending Active Directory’s Kerberos authentication and single sign-on and Group Policy capabilities to these platforms.
Features and Capabilities
- Active Directory Authentication: Enable users to use their Active Directory credentials (username and password) to gain access to Unix, Linux, and Mac.
- Group Policy: Extend the capabilities of native group policy management tools to include specific group policy settings for Unix, Linux, and Mac — achieving a consistent configuration across the enterprise.
- Auditing and Reporting: Leverage a centralized and secure reporting module with hundreds of built-in regulatory-specific reports.
- Access Control: Centrally control access to non-Windows systems by defining which users are permitted to log on to which systems via Active Directory.
- Single Sign-On: Seamlessly transition users from desktop to remote machines, or between systems, without the need to constantly re-enter credentials. By leveraging Kerberos, Active Directory’s authentication protocol, single sign-on is easy, regardless of platform.
- Remote Smart Card Authentication: Perform smart card authentication without having to be physically next to the server to insert the smart card.
BeyondTrust Active Directory Bridge centralizes authentication and configuration management for Unix, Linux, and Mac environments by extending Active Directory’s Kerberos authentication and single sign-on and Group Policy capabilities to these platforms.
Improved Efficiency
Provide a single familiar toolset to manage both Windows and Unix/Linux systems.
Easier Compliance
Provide audit details to audit and compliance teams and centrally manage group policies.
Enhanced Security
Expand single sign-on (SSO) and file sharing, and control access to non-Windows systems.
Features and Capabilities
- Active Directory Authentication: Enable users to use their Active Directory credentials (username and password) to gain access to Unix, Linux, and Mac.
- Group Policy: Extend the capabilities of native group policy management tools to include specific group policy settings for Unix, Linux, and Mac — achieving a consistent configuration across the enterprise.
- Auditing and Reporting: Leverage a centralized and secure reporting module with hundreds of built-in regulatory-specific reports.
- Access Control: Centrally control access to non-Windows systems by defining which users are permitted to log on to which systems via Active Directory.
- Single Sign-On: Seamlessly transition users from desktop to remote machines, or between systems, without the need to constantly re-enter credentials. By leveraging Kerberos, Active Directory’s authentication protocol, single sign-on is easy, regardless of platform.
- Remote Smart Card Authentication: Perform smart card authentication without having to be physically next to the server to insert the smart card.
Platform Support
Supports a wide range of Unix, Linux, and Mac platforms including CentOS, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Oracle Enterprise Linux, Suse, RedHat, Solaris, Ubuntu, and others.
“When we go through audits, we don’t worry about questions from the auditor – it’s all there.”
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BUSINESS BENEFITS
Improved Efficiency
- Use AD credentials to gain access to Unix, Linux, and Mac.
- Perform account maintenance and password updates through ADUC.
- Unify policies and simplify deployments and upgrades.
Easier Compliance
- Provide audit details to audit and compliance teams via enterprise-spanning access and authorization reports.
- Achieve a consistent configuration across the enterprise.
Enhanced Security
- Single sign-on for any enterprise application that support Kerberos or LDAP.
- Support for Remote Network file share access.
- Centrally control access to non-Windows systems.