Modern IT and other enterprises are heavily dependent on IT infrastructure such as servers, databases, network devices, security infrastructure and other software applications for their day-to-day operations. These infrastructure are accessed and controlled through administrative passwords. Typically, the applications are used in a shared environment by a group of administrators.
The number of administrative passwords keep on growing as more and more servers, devices and applications are added to the enterprise. Administrators end up virtually struggling with a pile of passwords and face problems on securely storing, managing and sharing the passwords. Spreadsheets, flat files and even print-outs containing the passwords are circulated among the administrators.
This traditional practice brings with it a host of issues such as the following:
When one administrator changes a password, it should be updated in all the 'copies'; otherwise, at the most needed time, one would be trying to login with an outdated or old password! Chances of security attacks on the IT infrastructure become very bright The business of the enterprise would be in jeopardy as sensitive passwords remain insecure.
PMP can make the job of IT administrators a lot easier by solving the problems of the traditional password management. PMP helps store the passwords in a central, secure repository and automate password management tasks. It also helps in granting access to passwords based on access control rules and for securely sharing the passwords among multiple administrators. Through the 'password synchronization' feature, PMP helps in synchronizing the passwords of remote resources.
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