Centrify Makes AD Management Granular in Centrify Suite 2012
September 21, 2011
Centrify, the one company that looks to rule them all with Active Directory, has officially launched Centrify Suite 2012. The new version promises even better interoperability across Unix, Linux and OS X platforms in addition to new security features that can protect against unscrupulous hackers or users. The VAR Guy spoke to Centrify’s Frank Cabri, VP of Marketing, and David McNealy, senior director of Product Marketing, about the launch. Here’s the scoop …
The nuts and bolts of the release are pretty straightforward: Centrify Suite 2012 helps the enterprise enable single sign on authentication across all platforms, plus granular controls across all platforms for user privileges. Centrify Suite 2012 includes major version updates to DirectControl and DirectManage (now both version 5), DirectAuthorize (now version 2) and DirectSecure (now version 1.2). Centrify Suite 2012 also includes tweaks that allow IT admins to create “hierarchical zones,” which allow for “logically managing relationships” between the user and the platform. As an added bonus, DirectAudit 2.0 comes packaged in the suite bundle, allowing for a