What is Privileged Access Management?
Privileged Access Management (PAM) is a security identity solution that aims to protect organizations from cyber threats by monitoring, detecting, and preventing unauthorized access to critical resources.
A set of tools and processes designed to enforce specialized access control for privileged accounts. These accounts have elevated privileges over sensitive systems and data, making them a prime target for cyberattacks.
It works by combining elements of people, process and technology to provide visibility into who is using privileged accounts and what they are doing while logged in.
Authentication, Authorization et Accounting (AAA)
The 3 Key Factors of Access Security
Authentication
Identity verification (authentication) is the first step in access security. It involves confirming a user's identity before granting them access to protected resources.
Authorization
Authorization defines access to protected resources once identity is validated. It determines what the user can do or see after authenticating.
Accounting
Accounting records and processes access events to enable auditing and monitoring of user activities.
Features
Managing Privileged Sessions (PSM)
Monitoring and recording of high-risk sessions to aid in auditing and compliance with searchable session recordings.
Privileged Session Analytics (PTA)
Audit privileged session recordings to identify high-risk users and monitor suspicious behavior and anomalies.
Password Vault (PPV)
Secure password assignment with role management and automated workflows.
Access to the least privileged
Ensure that administrators have precisely the permissions needed to perform their tasks.
Benefits
Secure your information system
PAM is essential for the security of critical enterprise assets, acting as the last line of defense.
Prevent possible attacks
It helps to condense the attack surface and prevent or reduce damage from external and internal attacks.
LemonLDAP::NG : A complete, easy-to-use and sovereign solution
LemonLDAP::NG is an open source, GPL-licensed software solution that provides a distributed single sign-on solution with centralized rights management. Built on the LDAP protocol, LemonLDAP:NG enables centralized access and privileged access management, a subset of IAM that focuses on controlling and securing access to privileged accounts and resources.
