Quest Software intros next gen Active Directory bridge technology

Quest
Software
introduces the next generation of Active Directory bridge
technology with the newest version of Quest Authentication Services.
This patented technology allows Unix, Linux, and Mac systems to act
as full citizens within Active Directory by enabling administrators
to extend the authentication, authorization and administration
infrastructure of Active Directory to the rest of the enterprise.

New
benefits of Quest Authentications services include:

1)
Auditing and Alerting

2)
Enabling administrators to audit, report and alert on users who make
changes to critical Unix data that is stored in Active Directory

3)
Giving full visibility and change alerting into who made changes, to
what, when, where, and even why

4)
One-time Password Authentication

5)
Providing an additional layer of out-of-the-box security requiring
Active Directory users to use a one- time password to
authenticate to any and all Quest Authentication Services-supported
Unix systems

6)
Integration, which include two-factor group policy support, and
hardware and software tokens

7)
Web Console

8)
To tie identity related tasks together for a centralized point of
identity management for Unix that can be run from any Unix, Linux,
Windows, or Mac platform, and any of the most common browsers

9)
Advanced Group Policy Management

10)
Providing macro support, which enables a single GPO to be re-used
across multiple Unix systems

11)
Offering additional Mac OS X Group Policy support

12)
Enhanced Privileged Account Management

13)
Providing control over security initiatives to determine which
users can access which system, and what elevated rights they have in
Unix systems

Jackson
Shaw,
Senior Director, Product Management, Quest Software said, “In
2003, the IT community said there was a need for an Active Directory
bridge solution, and we gave them one. Throughout the years, Quest
has worked with the community to help with security and compliance
needs to bring Unix