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Review: New tools control access by privileged users
Privileged IT staffers literally holds the keys to the castle. Access to those keys that open the doors to critical operating system and application resources must be carefully managed and legally audited. Enter the class of products referred to as privilege account management wares.
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Quest homes in on Unix password management
Overall, QPM requires moderate Unix administrative skills to both install and use. It doesn't, of course, cover Windows, but does cover Solaris and HP-UX (not tested). It's very highly configurable, and puts reasonably strong barriers in place to prevent undesired privileged access.
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Symark makes its own mark in the privileged access market
Symark's PowerKeeper is a password safe that can take on increasing gradients of password control -- from general user account access to servers right up through to root access to administrative accounts on business critical resources. Additionally, like all of its competitors, PowerKeeper can tap into layers of third party authentication mechanisms as well.
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