Active Directory Delegation

Simplify Active Directory delegation while supporting compliance requirements

Manage user permissions through Active Directory delegation

Manage user permissions through Active Directory delegation

By leveraging SolarWinds® Access Rights Manager (ARM) role-specific templates, you can comply with internal security policies by delegating access privileges and enforcing the principle of least privilege. Doing so helps ensure users are granted the minimum level of access they need to perform their day-to-day responsibilities and can help limit the impact of viruses or malware. All you need to do is define data categories and ARM will automatically take care of the delegation, provisioning, and deprovisioning of user access rights as needed. 

Leverage Active Directory delegation to reduce IT workloads

Leverage Active Directory delegation to reduce IT workloads

IT professionals don’t need to be the only ones in charge of group management. Often it’s more efficient to empower the managers and directors within each department who already oversee their data to also manage who has permission to access it. Access Rights Manager features a web-based, self-service permissions portal that delegates Active Directory rights management to data owners. This enhances productivity by putting access rights directly into the hands of data owners instead of administrators, reducing an organization’s IT workload, is designed to help you accelerate your ability to demonstrate compliance standards, and support your incident response processes.

Use Active Directory delegation tools to demonstrate compliance requirements

Use Active Directory delegation tools to demonstrate compliance requirements

Auditors assessing HIPAA or PCI DSS compliance look for signs that an organization’s user management policies are being actively monitored and enforced. Access Rights Manager comes equipped with intuitive risk assessment dashboards and customizable reports that display who has been delegated what Active Directory permissions, making it easy to demonstrate compliance with these regulatory requirements. ARM even lets you schedule reports for automatic transmission directly to your auditor or produce a report on demand when you need to fulfill a request from management.

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Do you find yourself asking…
  • What is Active Directory delegation?
  • How does Active Directory delegation work?
  • AD delegation best practices
  • What do Active Directory delegation tools do?
  • How does Active Directory delegation work in Access Rights Manager?
  • Related Features and Tools
  • What is Active Directory delegation?

    Active Directory (AD) delegation is a security and compliance strategy that involves delegating various levels of AD permissions to individual users. For example, data owners can be empowered to delegate access rights to the resources they own. By allowing key players within your organization to dictate which users have access to which Active Directory folders, files, and data, you’re helping ensure the principle of least privilege in your organization.

  • How does Active Directory delegation work?

    Not every user needs administrator level access to folders. AD delegation works by enabling specific user controls, such as the ability to give new team members access to predetermined files and folders as well as remove or limit access. Companies that practice the principle of least privilege through the use of AD delegation help ensure that users are easily granted the minimum level of access they need to perform their day-to-day responsibilities.

    IT professionals do not have to be the only ones in charge of group management. AD delegation can also help reduce IT workloads and enhance productivity by delegating permissions management back to data owners.

  • AD delegation best practices

    To leverage AD delegation effectively, you must first define data categories across your organization, outlining specific types of company data and roles based on how often a user needs access to information and the type of data that they need or can provide access to. Once these categories and roles have been determined, you can begin to delegate Active Directory permissions and levels of control, determining which users (like data owners) have the power to grant others access to files and folders.

    Another best practice is centralizing your AD delegation efforts through the use of an AD delegation tool. With the ability to automate deprovisioning user access in response to insider threats, a tool can help you respond to incidents faster and help prevent the spread of malware, limit the scope of damage if an attack occurs, and help prevent losses of sensitive information.

  • What do Active Directory delegation tools do?

    Relying on manual Active Directory permissions management can slow IT operations and introduce errors, potentially exposing organizations to risk. By automating access management processes like creating, modifying, deleting, or disabling accounts, AD delegation tools are built to help IT technicians drive efficiency and reduce risk.

    With Active Directory delegation tools, you can better monitor and control where and how information is exchanged to ensure users are granted only the minimum level of access they need to perform their day-to-day responsibilities.

    Active Directory delegation tools can empower you to quickly set up and manage new user accounts via standardized role-specific templates that provide access to specified file servers and Microsoft Exchange. This helps take the guesswork out of user provisioning and management for Active Directory, while helping ensure you’re following security best practices by enforcing the principle of least privilege.

  • How does Active Directory delegation work in Access Rights Manager?

    Access Rights Manager is designed to perform AD delegation with integrated templates that can be leveraged to delegate access rights privileges and enforce the principle of least privilege. 

    Beyond these templates, Access Rights Manager empowers IT technicians to define data categories across their organizations, assign these categories functional owners, and delegate aspects of permissions management to data owners. This delegation is achieved through a web-based, self-service permissions portal that puts data access rights directly into the hands of data owners rather than administrators.

    With Access Rights Manager, users who own content can be empowered to manage who has access. This can save your IT department from having to own this process, allowing them to focus on other critical tasks like mitigating performance problems.

    SolarWinds ARM is also built to produce custom reports that can help demonstrate compliance by displaying who has access to what data, and when they accessed it. No more hunting for compliance information in a mess of data and user settings. ARM  can automatically transmit compliance reports directly to your auditor based on a schedule of your choosing, so you don’t have to worry about missing important deadlines.

  • Related Features and Tools

What is Active Directory delegation?

Active Directory (AD) delegation is a security and compliance strategy that involves delegating various levels of AD permissions to individual users. For example, data owners can be empowered to delegate access rights to the resources they own. By allowing key players within your organization to dictate which users have access to which Active Directory folders, files, and data, you’re helping ensure the principle of least privilege in your organization.

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How does Active Directory delegation work?

Not every user needs administrator level access to folders. AD delegation works by enabling specific user controls, such as the ability to give new team members access to predetermined files and folders as well as remove or limit access. Companies that practice the principle of least privilege through the use of AD delegation help ensure that users are easily granted the minimum level of access they need to perform their day-to-day responsibilities.

IT professionals do not have to be the only ones in charge of group management. AD delegation can also help reduce IT workloads and enhance productivity by delegating permissions management back to data owners.

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AD delegation best practices

To leverage AD delegation effectively, you must first define data categories across your organization, outlining specific types of company data and roles based on how often a user needs access to information and the type of data that they need or can provide access to. Once these categories and roles have been determined, you can begin to delegate Active Directory permissions and levels of control, determining which users (like data owners) have the power to grant others access to files and folders.

Another best practice is centralizing your AD delegation efforts through the use of an AD delegation tool. With the ability to automate deprovisioning user access in response to insider threats, a tool can help you respond to incidents faster and help prevent the spread of malware, limit the scope of damage if an attack occurs, and help prevent losses of sensitive information.

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What do Active Directory delegation tools do?

Relying on manual Active Directory permissions management can slow IT operations and introduce errors, potentially exposing organizations to risk. By automating access management processes like creating, modifying, deleting, or disabling accounts, AD delegation tools are built to help IT technicians drive efficiency and reduce risk.

With Active Directory delegation tools, you can better monitor and control where and how information is exchanged to ensure users are granted only the minimum level of access they need to perform their day-to-day responsibilities.

Active Directory delegation tools can empower you to quickly set up and manage new user accounts via standardized role-specific templates that provide access to specified file servers and Microsoft Exchange. This helps take the guesswork out of user provisioning and management for Active Directory, while helping ensure you’re following security best practices by enforcing the principle of least privilege.

Close
How does Active Directory delegation work in Access Rights Manager?

Access Rights Manager is designed to perform AD delegation with integrated templates that can be leveraged to delegate access rights privileges and enforce the principle of least privilege. 

Beyond these templates, Access Rights Manager empowers IT technicians to define data categories across their organizations, assign these categories functional owners, and delegate aspects of permissions management to data owners. This delegation is achieved through a web-based, self-service permissions portal that puts data access rights directly into the hands of data owners rather than administrators.

With Access Rights Manager, users who own content can be empowered to manage who has access. This can save your IT department from having to own this process, allowing them to focus on other critical tasks like mitigating performance problems.

SolarWinds ARM is also built to produce custom reports that can help demonstrate compliance by displaying who has access to what data, and when they accessed it. No more hunting for compliance information in a mess of data and user settings. ARM  can automatically transmit compliance reports directly to your auditor based on a schedule of your choosing, so you don’t have to worry about missing important deadlines.

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Related Features and Tools

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Access Rights Manager

  • Automate user provisioning and deprovisioning to meet scalability demands

  • Generate auditor-ready compliance reports typically in minutes

  • Empower data owners to manage user permissions

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