Identity access management tools, crucial for cybersecurity, have become highly sought-after due to rising identity-related breaches.
IAM tools help organizations secure and manage user identities and access to resources, ensuring only authorized individuals gain access.
Suitable for enterprise use, it offers organizations a set of features designed to streamline user access across various platforms.
It boasts a robust web access control for identity management, diverse applications, Single Sign-On, Desktop SSO and API integration controls.
Keycloak adheres to standard protocols such as OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0 and SAML and provides fine-grained authorization services that support different access control mechanisms like attribute-based access control, role-based access control, user-based access control, rule-based access control and context-based access control.
We chose Keycloak for its fine-grained authorization services, which provide precise control over access and permissions.
Its suite of open-source projects, including Ory Kratos Identity Server, Ory Hydra Federation Server and Ory Keto Permission Server, provides robust identity management, access control and authentication via standards like OAuth 2.0/2.1 and OpenID Connect.
This solution utilizes AI and Machine Learning to inspect and adapt real-time access based on behavior/user activity, accounts and roles to automatically approve, provision or certify access, ensuring end-to-end management.
Shibboleth was chosen for its standout resource-sharing capabilities and user authentication, and application access features that facilitate authentication management across organizations.
Open-source IAM tools offer a range of features that cater to the needs of organizations looking for efficient identity and access management solutions without the constraints of proprietary software.
This encompasses managing user identities throughout their lifecycle, including user provisioning, updating user access, de-provisioning, account management and profile synchronization across various systems and applications.
Most open-source IAM tools offer centralized identity storage and directories to store and manage user attributes, credentials and entitlements, ensuring consistency and accuracy of identity data across the organization.
This enables organizations to efficiently onboard new users, update user information, enforce password policies, revoke or restore access and deactivate or delete user accounts when necessary.
Open-source IAM tools create mechanisms to verify the identity of users accessing resources within the system.
Once a user's identity is confirmed, the tool implements access controls to determine what resources the user is permitted to access and what actions they can perform.
Open-source tools use diverse protocols such as SAML, OAuth, CAS and OpenID Connect to enable seamless authentication and access to resources with a single login across different systems and domains.
MFA enhances security by requiring users to provide multiple forms of verification before accessing sensitive resources.
Open-source IAM solutions integrate MFA capabilities to strengthen authentication processes and mitigate the risk of unauthorized access, especially in environments where security is a top priority.
Open-source IAM Solutions offer auditing and reporting functionalities to track user activities, access attempts and administrative changes within the system.
The audit logs capture relevant information such as user login/logout events, access to sensitive resources, policy changes and security incidents, helping organizations maintain visibility into their IAM environment and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
This Cyber News was published on www.techrepublic.com. Publication date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:13:05 +0000