In traditional UNIX/Linux networks, any user requiring even the slightest amount of administrative power must be given the root password, which gives them access to the full power of root. As a result, companies running UNIX have been limited in their ability to share administrative power and have been open to risk from the essentially unauditable actions of system administrators. This white paper explores PowerBroker, an application that prevents these abuses from occurring, while still allowing people access to the administrative power that they need. Learn how it allows the full administrative powers of the root and other administrative accounts to be shared selectively among many users and provides a full and indelible audit trail of all actions occurring in important accounts such as root.Read more…

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