Netwrix Directory Manager

Q: How does HRIS integration automate user provisioning?

The system connects to your HR platform (like Workday or BambooHR) to automatically create user accounts when employees are hired, update attributes when roles change, and disable accounts when employees leave. This eliminates manual data entry and ensures identity systems stay synchronized with organizational changes.

Q: Can business users approve access requests without IT involvement?

Yes, the workflow system routes access requests to appropriate business stakeholders (like department managers or resource owners) who understand job requirements. They can approve or deny requests through simple interfaces, while IT maintains oversight and policy enforcement without being a bottleneck.

Q: What is SCIM and how does it extend user provisioning to applications?

SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management) is a standard that allows automatic user provisioning in cloud applications. When users join groups in Active Directory, the system can automatically create corresponding accounts in SCIM-supported apps like Slack, Salesforce, or Zoom based on membership rules.

Q: How do attestation workflows improve security?

Attestation requires users to periodically confirm they still need their accounts and current access levels. Users who don't respond within defined timeframes can have their accounts automatically flagged for review or disabled, helping identify dormant accounts that pose security risks.

Q: How does self-service password reset maintain security?

Users authenticate through multiple verification methods (security questions, email verification, SMS codes) before resetting passwords. This reduces helpdesk workload while maintaining security through multi-factor authentication and audit logging of all reset activities.

Netwrix Directory Manager: Active Directory & Entra ID User Management Software

Simplify Entra ID and Active Directory user management by automating lifecycle management and empowering business owners to control access to their own resources.

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Automated Entra ID and AD user management for secure productivity

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Automate the user lifecycle

Drive provisioning, updates, and deprovisioning from authoritative sources such as HRIS to ensure day-one access accuracy while reducing manual effort.

Keep directories consistent and current

Automatically reflect user and attribute changes across AD, Entra ID and Google Workspace without third-party connectors or manual updates.

Delegate safely with approvals & reviews

Delegate routine updates to managers and owners, while approval workflows and scheduled attestations govern sensitive changes.

Lower helpdesk load with self-service

Enable users to reset their passwords and their unlock accounts, reducing tickets and keeping staff productive.

Capabilities

Advanced Entra ID and Active Directory user management software automate lifecycle, sync identities, and enable self-service

Automate provisioning and deprovisioning

Cross-directory identity synchronization

Delegated management and approvals

Attestation and lifecycle enforcement

Automate provisioning and deprovisioning

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Solutions

Go beyond single-threat protection. Secure every angle with Netwrix solutions.

AD CS Security

Certificate-based attacks bypass credentials, escalate privileges, and persist undetected. Netwrix stops them before they start.

Access certification

Certify access rights with Netwrix Identity Management. Run automated access reviews, remediate stale permissions, and simplify compliance with SOX, HIPAA, and GDPR.

Access request delegation

Automate and delegate access requests with Netwrix Identity Management to reduce IT workload, cut errors, and accelerate access delivery.

Access reviews and compliance

Automate access reviews and compliance with Netwrix Directory Management to enforce least privilege and deliver audit ready reports.

Achieve and maintain compliance with Netwrix

Automate access reviews and compliance with Netwrix Directory Management to enforce the principle of least privilege and deliver audit-ready reports.

Active Directory security

Identify, detect, respond to, and recover from Active Directory threats

Automate user and group management

Simplify account management with Netwrix Directory Manager. Automate account provisioning, password resets, and group membership updates.

Automated lifecycle workflows

Automated lifecycle workflows help you provision, adjust, and remove access automatically. Netwrix makes onboarding and offboarding fast and secure.

CMMC compliance solutions that show proof

CMMC compliance solutions that show who can reach CUI, enforce least privilege, and give you the dated, attributed evidence a Level 2 C3PAO asks for.

Compliance audit and reporting for hybrid IT

Simplify regulatory compliance across industries with Netwrix. Automate audit reporting, enforce access control, and protect sensitive data to meet GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX requirements.

Data access governance

Directory Management

Simplify and secure directory operations by cutting down on complexity, risk, and manual effort.

Eliminate privileged account sprawl

Eliminate privileged account sprawl with Netwrix Privilege Secure. Discover hidden accounts, enforce least privilege, and reduce your domain admin attack surface.

Empower users with self-service

Empower users with self-service in Netwrix Directory Manager. Reduce IT workload, lower costs, and keep employees productive with secure, automated workflows.

Endpoint Management Software

Secure endpoints and prevent data loss while keeping teams productive — no matter where they work.

Endpoint Privilege Management

A least privilege manager removes standing local admin and grants just-enough rights only for approved apps and commands. Netwrix Endpoint Privilege Manager enforces least privilege on Windows and macOS endpoints with just-in-time, audited elevation, so productivity holds and ransomware loses its entry point.

Enforce strong passwords

Enforce strong, compliant passwords with Netwrix Password Policy Enforcer. Block weak and compromised credentials while simplifying IT management.

Entitlement management

Strengthen entitlement management with Netwrix Identity Management. Control access with RBAC, automate reviews, and ensure permissions match roles across hybrid environments.

File integrity and configuration monitoring

Monitor file integrity, detect unauthorized changes, harden configurations, and prove compliance across your infrastructure.

Group lifecycle management

Streamline group lifecycle management with Netwrix Identity Management. Automate updates, prevent access sprawl, and keep directories clean and compliant.

HIPAA compliance solution

See exactly who has access to PHI and prove HIPAA compliance with audit-ready reporting across your identity and data security stack.

Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)

Secure every identity, streamline every process, and stay ahead of compliance — without adding complexity.

Identity Management

Secure every identity, streamline every process, and stay ahead of compliance — without adding complexity.

Identity Threat Detection & Response

Stay ahead of identity-based threats — proactively remediate risks, block attacks, and ensure rapid recovery.

Identity risk detection and analysis

Continuously detect identity risks like conflicting entitlements, SoD violations, and dormant accounts with Netwrix Identity Management to reduce exposure and enforce controls.

Implement zero-standing privileges

Implement zero-standing privileges with Netwrix Privilege Secure. Replace persistent admin rights with just-in-time access and align with Zero Trust principles.

M365 Copilot readiness

Prepare Microsoft Copilot with full visibility into sensitive data, access risks, and AI activity, before it exposes what shouldn’t be shared.

Make group lifecycle and access management easy

Automate group lifecycle and access management with Netwrix Directory Manager. Keep memberships accurate, reduce IT workload, and enforce compliance.

Managed Service Providers

Secure, enhance and profit from your Microsoft investment with multi-tenant security and risk management from Netwrix.

Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

Simplify IT integration during mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures with Netwrix. Automate identity management, secure data, and maintain compliance while minimizing risk.

Microsoft 365 Security

Secure Microsoft 365 and Copilot with Netwrix. Discover sensitive data, control access, monitor AI prompts, and prevent risky exposure across M365.

Non-Human Identities Defense

Detect and contain misuse of non-human identities

On-premise deployment with Netwrix

Secure endpoints, identities, and infrastructure inside your environment.

PCI compliance software that shows where cardholder data lives, who can reach it, and what changed

PCI compliance software that finds cardholder data, shows who can reach it, and tracks every change, so you can hand your QSA the evidence they need.

Privilege Discovery and Cleanup

Use always-on PAM to discover hidden privileged accounts, remove unnecessary rights, and reduce your attack surface through continuous discovery and cleanup.

Privileged Access Management

Shrink your attack surface by killing standing privileges, locking down credentials, and monitoring privileged sessions.

ROT data management and cleanup

Discover, classify, and control sensitive and ROT data across your environment. Identify risk, reduce exposure, and take action with clear visibility and automated remediation.

Session monitoring and audit readiness

With a modern PAM solution offering built-in session recording and audit features, organizations can establish monitoring, recordings, and basic audit trails within a few days; ongoing refinement continues thereafter.

Shadow AI security

Secure, enhance and profit from your Microsoft investment with multi-tenant security and risk management from Netwrix.

Third-party vendor access

Grant time-limited privileged access to contractors and vendors, monitor external user sessions, and automatically revoke access with Netwrix PAM.

Workforce password management

Replace shared spreadsheets and shadow vaults with centralized, end-to-end encrypted storage and secure team sharing, fully controlled by IT.

Zero trust security

Build a zero-trust architecture with Netwrix. Enforce least privilege, verify identity continuously, and protect sensitive data across hybrid environments.

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"It was critical that customized packages be distributed to various groups as they required different levels of detail. With Netwrix Directory Manager, we were able to customize this in 15 minutes. What would have been a many-day project in the past, was so simple."

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"We use Directory Manager to give our users a way to manage their accounts. It provides an easy to use portal to change passwords and unlock accounts. Administration is easy, it seamlessly integrates with AD."

IT Assistant Manager, Healthcare and Biotech

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"...After we enabled this tool, the basic stuff can be managed using this Tool at the user end level itself. This tool helped our team to increase their productivity."

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