Hosted Password Management

Identities for end users are the keys to an organization’s digital assets. In these identities, unique and robust passwords might be the difference between an organization being compromised or instead staying free of hacks. But end users may struggle to remember multiple passwords while keeping them unique and sufficiently hard to guess. Password reuse can lead to the compromise of various systems if just one system is hacked. Brute force password-guessing attacks can lead to compromise as well, if just one password isn’t sufficiently strong.

So, what other strategies can IT organizations implement to simplify password management while keeping their vital systems secure?

Hosted Password Management Solutions

A hosted password management system is an emerging popular choice for modern IT organizations. They are often a part of a broader virtual identity management tool that includes a cloud directory platform. By combining these tools, IT can create a secure solution that is still user friendly. Historically, IT organizations wanted every system to be tied to Microsoft^® Active Directory^®, so there was ‘one password to rule them all,’ but over time, software as a service required additional logins, so the Active Directory password became just another for end users to manage. Because so many tools were now outside of Active Directory, password security also became challenging to manage for IT.

With this new approach to password management, a cloud-based solution is implemented as a directory solution that connects with other services to provide the end user with one login credentials set. Because end users are only required to remember one set of credentials, this single password can contain a large number of characters that are unique to this password management system. By ensuring no password reuse from personal accounts, an end user is less likely to be hacked and less likely to compromise critical IT systems. This also reduces friction with an organization’s IT systems. A cloud based hosted password solution finds the right balance between protecting critical systems and empowering end user satisfaction.

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