SSO/MFA protection for on-premises privileged access
A financial services firm ran an on-premises PAM deployment with no unified authentication layer in front of it. IamLogic Access Management became the SSO/MFA gateway protecting every privileged session, driven entirely by the customer's own Active Directory.
SSO/MFA on every privileged session
Automatic, AD-driven provisioning
AD-level control over PAM access
The challenge
No unified authentication layer in front of PAM
The client operated an on-premises Privileged Access Management (PAM) deployment but lacked a unified authentication layer in front of it. Access to privileged sessions was not consistently protected by multi-factor authentication, and there was no centralized mechanism to restrict which directory users could reach the PAM application.
User provisioning into the access layer was manual, and administrators had limited ability to govern privileged access using existing directory identities.
The solution
Access Management as the SSO/MFA gateway to PAM
IamLogic deployed its Access Management (AM) application on-premises to serve as the SSO and MFA gateway protecting the client's PAM. The solution was tightly integrated with the customer's Active Directory to enforce access decisions at the source and streamline the user experience.
Key capabilities delivered
- Single sign-on and multi-factor authentication enforced in front of the on-premises PAM, securing access to privileged sessions
- Active Directory integration to restrict, at the AD level, which users are permitted to access the PAM application
- Automatic provisioning of eligible AD users into the Access Management platform, eliminating manual account creation
- Directory-driven credential management — users authenticate with their existing AD credentials to log into AM and reach PAM
- Administrative control aligned to AD, so identity and password governance remains anchored to the corporate directory
Before & after
What changed
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| No consistent MFA in front of privileged access | SSO/MFA enforced on every privileged session |
| Manual user provisioning into the access layer | Automatic provisioning driven by Active Directory |
| Access to PAM not centrally restricted | AD-level restriction controls who can reach PAM |
| Fragmented credential and identity governance | Governance anchored to existing AD identities |
Business impact
Stronger posture, lower overhead
By anchoring authentication and provisioning to Active Directory, the client strengthened the security posture of its privileged access environment while reducing administrative overhead and preserving a familiar credential experience for end users.
Client identity withheld in accordance with confidentiality requirements. Product and technology names are referenced solely to describe the delivered solution.
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