Privileged Identity Management (PIM) with Identity Manager and Privilege Secure

Q: Why should I add Privilege Secure if I already have Identity Manager?

Netwrix Identity Manager excels at governing the "Who and Why" of access, but it doesn't control the technical session. Adding Netwrix Privilege Secure provides the "How." It ensures that once access is approved, it is enforced through secure, ephemeral sessions rather than persistent admin accounts that increase your attack surface.

Q: Does this solution satisfy Zero Trust requirements for PIM?

Yes. A core pillar of Zero Trust is removing permanent access. This integration ensures that administrative privileges only exist when a governed workflow justifies them. By replacing standing privileges with Just-in-Time (JIT) access, you significantly reduce the risk of lateral movement and credential theft.

Q: What is the difference between "Vaulting" and this integrated PIM approach?

Traditional vaulting stores passwords for existing accounts, which can still be targeted by attackers. Our integrated PIM approach focuses on Zero Standing Privilege (ZSP). Instead of vaulting a permanent account, the system creates a temporary identity on-demand after an approval in Identity Manager, effectively leaving nothing for an attacker to steal when the account is not in use.

Q: Can I perform access certifications for privileged roles?

Netwrix automates the entire lifecycle. When an identity status changes in NIM, it triggers an immediate update in Netwrix Privilege Secure. This ensures that privileged access pathways are revoked in real-time, eliminating the risk of orphaned accounts or lingering administrative rights.

Q: Does this support hybrid environments and Entra ID?

Yes. Both Netwrix Identity Manager and Netwrix Privilege Secure are designed for hybrid ecosystems. You can seamlessly manage and secure privileged identities across on-premises Active Directory, cloud-native Entra ID, and diverse infrastructure components from a single governance plane.

Q: How does this help with regulatory compliance?

The integration automates critical mandates including access reviews, policy certification, and privileged session recording. By linking the approval workflow to the session recording, you provide auditors with a single, searchable audit trail that documents the entire lifecycle of a privileged event.

Govern roles and enforce access with a converged identity security platform. By integrating Netwrix Identity Manager with Netwrix Privilege Secure, you reduce standing privilege and help ensure privileged access is justified, time-bound, and auditable.

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Closing the gap between governance and enforcement

Identity governance (IGA) governs who should have privileged access, but privileged session enforcement requires a dedicated enforcement layer. Integrating Netwrix Identity Manager with Netwrix Privilege Secure closes this gap by linking governed approvals with Just-in-Time (JIT) privileged access enforcement. This reduces standing privilege and helps protect sensitive systems and data from lateral movement.

Netwrix Privilege Secure (ex-SBPAM, Remediant)

Remove standing privileged accounts and enforce least privilege for users and apps without slowing down work or disrupting access.

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Netwrix Identity Manager

Automate, govern, and control enterprise identities with an IGA platform (formerly Usercube) that secures access, boosts productivity, and simplifies audits.

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Why Netwrix?

Why extend Identity Governance with Netwrix Privilege Secure?

Real-time policy enforcement

Extend the value of your Netwrix Identity Manager roles. NPS provides the technical enforcement layer required to turn NIM’s governance policies and approval workflows into active security controls, ensuring that privileged access rights are only available when justified by an identity record.

Close the identity gap

IGA tools manage access eligibility, but they often leave risky standing privileges behind. NPS closes this gap by ensuring that privileged access is granted only when approved and only for the required period, helping reduce your attack surface.

Dynamic privilege elevation

Move beyond simple role management. NPS allows NIM users to elevate their permissions on-demand for specific tasks. This ensures that Just-in-Time is not just a policy in your identity store but a practical reality for your IT administrators.

End-to-end visibility

Strengthen your compliance posture by adding a layer of session activity to your governance data. NPS captures every action taken during an elevated session, providing the technical proof that matches the approvals managed within Netwrix Identity Manager.

Capabilities

The full lifecycle of Privileged Identity Management

Privileged identity lifecycle governance

Policy-based approval workflows

Just-in-time access enforcement

Full identity lifecycle revocation

Automated Access Certification

Maintain continuous compliance with periodic, evidence-based reviews of privileged roles and permissions. Through structured, governed workflows, business owners and managers can validate access and revoke elevated rights that no longer align with a user’s role. Automated certification campaigns reduce privilege creep and provide auditors with clear proof that only authorized identities retain access to sensitive systems and data.

Privileged identity lifecycle governance

Convergence

Converge governance with real-time enforcement

Netwrix Identity Manager (NIM) is the brain of your identity strategy, managing roles and approvals. By adding Netwrix Privilege Secure (NPS), you provide the "muscle" needed to enforce those policies. This integration ensures that privileged access is granted only when it is actively approved and only for the required activity window, closing the gap between administrative policy and technical reality.

Turn eligibility into action

Use NIM to define who is eligible for admin rights, and let Netwrix Privilege Secure handle the Just-in-Time granting of privileged access only when requested and approved.

Enforce zero standing privilege

Upgrade from managing accounts to enforcing zero standing privilege. Ensure privileged access is granted only for approved, time-bound requests.

Automated lifecycle enforcement

When a user’s role changes in NIM, their privileged access pathways are automatically updated or revoked in real-time, preventing "privilege creep" and orphaned accounts.

Close the compliance loop

Provide audit-ready evidence that links the “Who and Why” from NIM governance records with the “What and How” from Netwrix Privilege Secure session recordings and audit logs.

Reduce help desk friction

Enable self-service access requests that follow your NIM governance rules but provision access instantly through a secure, vaulted, or ephemeral session.

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"Netwrix Privilege Secure was straightforward to install, allowing my engineers, who were not very familiar with the product, to easily implement it. This helped us avoid large-scale consultancy costs and shorten the setup process to a single day."

Ivar Indekeu

Senior Manager IT Operations, H. Essers

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"With Netwrix Privilege Secure we implemented privileged access management for our critical systems in days instead of months and it seamlessly integrated with our current systems and security controls."

Craig Larsen

Information Systems Administrator, Eastern Carver County Schools

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"...our usage of Netwrix Privilege Secure has enhanced tremendously the security on our privileged access for critical on-premise infrastructure like "Active Directory Domain Admin privilege", VMWare Vcenter, Cisco switches etc."

IT Analyst, Health and Biotech

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"Netwrix Privilege Secure has been a good product that allows us to not only be compliant with industry standards but also have an easy way to manage elevated account access for necessary tasks."

Security Administrator, Health and Biotech

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