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As IT security has become a focal point in the modern era, the relationship between Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Zero Trust Security has come into question. Many IT admins are unsure of how a traditional, domain-based identity managemen… Continue reading AD DS and Zero Trust Security
The modern identity management space can be confusing. With a wide array of identity management solutions available from a variety of different vendors, it can be difficult to make sense of it all. It doesn’t help that there are so many acronyms … Continue reading IAM Vs IDaaS
What is LDAP-as-a-Service? The term LDAP-as-a-Service describes a subset of identity management solutions that offer LDAP functionality as a cloud-based service, rather than a traditional on-prem implementation. So, what is LDAP? LDAP is an authenticat… Continue reading What is LDAP-as-a-Service?
The term Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) refers to a category of IT solution that offers virtual computing services and infrastructure applications from the cloud. Some of the most notable vendors in the IaaS space include AWS®, Azure®, an… Continue reading What is Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)?
What is Privileged Identity Management? Basically, Privileged Identity Management (PIM) refers to a subset of identity federation services that manage user access to some of the most critical and important systems in an IT organization. For example, PI… Continue reading What is Privileged Identity Management
What is an MSP? A Managed Service Provider (MSP) describes a vendor in the IT services space that offers services to manage IT networks, generally, for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Modern SMBs are turning to MSPs because they often can̵… Continue reading What is an MSP?
What are identity federation services? Identity Federation Services refer to a category of identity management solution that is focused on extending user identities to a variety of IT resources such as web applications, cloud servers, disparate systems… Continue reading What are Identity Federation Services?
As IT organizations move more of their infrastructure to the cloud, many are realizing the benefits of a cloud directory. In short, the benefits of a cloud directory are increasing productivity and agility while reducing cost and management overhead. T… Continue reading Benefits of a Cloud Directory
What is Identity-as-a-Service? The term Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) has historically referred to web application single sign-on (SSO), a category of cloud-based IT solutions that is focused on extending user identities to web applications. User ident… Continue reading What is Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS)?
What is an SSH key manager? As the name suggests, an SSH key manager is a utility that is used to manage SSH keys. Secure Shell (SSH) keys are a user access credential that is used with the SSH protocol, which creates an encrypted pathway for system to… Continue reading What is an SSH Key Manager?