Ancoris Cross Platform Password Administration

Automate Cross-Platform Password Management and Password Resets

NetIQs Secure Password Administrator provides an agentless, web-based interface for users to manage their own passwords. Using the self-service module, help desks can offload password resets and unlocks to end users through secure self service.

Now, through integration with Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 delivered by Ancoris, NetIQs self-service password management solution can be quickly extended to support other non-Microsoft platforms, including other directory servers like SunOne (Netscape) Directory and Novell eDirectory and platforms such as IBM RACF and Oracle.

The Business Problem

Are the incessant requests for password resets and account unlocks costing you time and money?

Lack of a secure password management solution can result in a number of challenges that strain your limited resources and put your network security at risk, including:

- A help desk inundated with requests for password changes

- Increased administration costs due to password administration

- Reduced productivity resulting from employees awaiting password resets

- Security and privacy issues with validation of users identities on help desk calls

Cross-platform Technical Features - How it works

Cross-Platform Password Management

Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003

Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 extends NetIQs Secure Password Administrator works to provide a powerful cross-platform password management solution, enabling users to reduce sign-on time by synchronizing their passwords across multiple heterogeneous systems and allowing help desks to offload the burden of cross-platform password resets and unlocks to end users through secure self-service.

NetIQ Secure Password Administrator

NetIQ's Secure Password Administrator helps lower the administrative costs typically associated with password administration by offering self-service solutions that do not leave you vulnerable to security breaches. Securing your network begins from within your organization and can start with something as simple as creating a solution that makes passwords easier to assign and remember.

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Cross-platform Coverage

Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) 2003 provides management agent support for password management on the following data sources:

• Active Directory
• Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM)
• Lotus Notes Releases 4.6 and 5.0
• Sun and Netscape Directory Servers (formerly iPlanet Directory Server)
• Windows NT 4.0
• Novell eDirectory 8.6.2 and 8.7

SP1 (Q4 CY 04) extends password management support to:

• IBM RACF
• IBM Directory Server
• IBM DB2
• IBM Lotus Notes 6.5
• Oracle
• Microsoft SQL Server 2000

MIIS 3.5 (late CY 05) extends password management support to:

• HP-UX
• AIX
• Solaris
• Red Hat Linux
• NIS, NIS+
• AS/400

System Requirements

• Secure Password Administrator version 1.0 or later
• Directory Resource Administrator version 7.0 or later
• Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003
• Internet Explorer 5.5 sp1 or later