How does Defender PAM integrate with identity management systems?

Defender PAM integrates with identity management systems primarily by synchronizing user identities across platforms. This integration ensures that user data, credentials, and access permissions are consistent across the various systems and applications within an organization. Such synchronization streamlines user management, improves security, and enhances compliance efforts by ensuring that user identities are up-to-date and accurately reflected across all platforms. This bolstered integration facilitates a seamless user experience and better access control, making it easier to enforce security policies and manage user access based on their roles and responsibilities within the organization.

In contrast, creating new user credentials doesn't address the need for consistent identity management across systems. Limiting access to only IT personnel narrows the focus unnecessarily and does not represent a core feature of identity management integration. Eliminating user roles altogether disrupts the organizational structure and can lead to vulnerabilities, as roles are essential for defining access levels and responsibilities within a system. Thus, syncing user identities stands out as a critical function in maintaining security and operational efficiency.