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Features and Benefits

ActiveRoles Server

Key Features

  • Involve Decision-makers within Key IT Processes
    Ability to accept or deny operation requests (change approval) and to monitor the execution of those requests.

  • Lower Administrative Costs
    A dynamically configured Web interfaces enables users.

  • Extend Management Control
    Extends management control to Unix and Linux identities, including users, groups and computers, through the optional Support Pack for Quest Authentication Services.

  • Controlled Administration
    Provides a unique administrative service that acts as a firewall around AD, so you can reliably delegate control by defining administrative roles and associated permissions and rules that are strictly enforced. This is the only way to maintain compliance with security policies.

  • Automated Provisioning
    Automates user and group provisioning, including account creation in AD, mailbox creation in Exchange, and group population and resource provisioning in Windows, which helps you save valuable administrative time. ActiveRoles Server also automates re-provisioning and de-provisioning, helping to ensure an efficient administrative process over the lifetime of user account or group.

  • User Self-Service
    With the simple assignment of self-service roles, end users can carry out self-administrative tasks, such as modifying their personal data through a simple to use self-service Web interface.

  • Change Approval
    By providing rule-based, customizable task approvals, ActiveRoles Server decreases errors and inconsistencies in the processes of directory data management, including provisioning and deprovisioning

  • Auditing and Reporting
    Provides a complete audit trail, showing who performed what actions and who tried to perform actions that were not permitted.

  • Temporary Group Memberships
    Automates the tasks of adding or removing group members that only need group membership for a specific time period. Makes it possible to add or remove members from groups on a scheduled basis.

  • A Complete and Extensible Solution
    In addition to strong scripting support, several optional add-on applications can be added to ActiveRoles Server to provide for advanced management capabilities.

  • AD & AD LDS/ADAM Management
    Provides side-by-side management of both AD and AD LDS creating a single point of administration, delegation, policy enforcement and change control for all Microsoft Directory Services. ADAM was recently renamed by Microsoft to Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS).

  • Key Benefits

    • Protects critical data by strictly enforcing policies and eliminating unregulated access to resources.
    • Provides a standardized change approval process for making changes to Active Directory data.
    • Automates provisioning, re-provisioning and de-provisioning, for efficient user lifecycle management.
    • Saves time and potential errors by providing automated group management.
    • Reduces administrative costs by providing a dynamically configured and customized Web interface for administrators, self-service users, help desk personnel and data owners.
    • Simplifies Compliance and Identity Management related to regulating and reporting on user access to company resources.
    • Tightens the security of Active Directory by regulating administrative privileges through roles.
    • Lightens the IT workload by providing user self-service capabilities to directory data controlled by IT.
    • Single point of management for AD, AD LDS/ADAM.




     
     






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