A common intranet access management infrastructure that integrates applications and platforms can produce significant benefits for organizations trying to improve the use and management of digital identities. For example, the use of a standard set of security protocols and the elimination of redundant identity stores can simplify infrastructure, reduce management efforts, enable single sign on (SSO), and make security auditing easier.
These benefits are primarily financial, including lower administration expenses, licensing fees, and application development costs. Additional benefits include greater security (because the attack surface is reduced) and better options for protecting access to sensitive organizational data.
Improving intranet access management through tight integration with common directory and security services is often very challenging in its technical aspects. A large portion of the challenge stems from the fact there is currently little straightforward guidance on how to configure platforms and applications for interoperability. Our consultants have implemented solutions that help clients do just that, using standard Microsoft methodology as well as best practices in installation and infrastructure management.