Quest Authentication Services
Features and Benefits: Administration, Configuration, and Management
Only Authentication Services provides the automated, intuitive, and powerful administration capabilities enterprise organizations demand in their AD bridge solution. Including:
 | Quest Identity Manager for Unix – Simplify deployment and management of Authentication Services. |  | Remote Agent Deployment – Remotely install the Authentication Services Unix, Linux, and Mac agent and joing the system to Active Directory through Quest Identity Manager for Unix. |
 | Local User and Group Management - Remotely manage local users and groups on Unix, Linux, and Mac systems through Quest Identity Manager for Unix (freeware). Including: - Adding an AD user to a local Unix group
- Changing the shell of an existing local Unix user
- Unix-enable an AD account
|  | Reporting – Provide auditors with the fine-grained reports about Unix identity information that they demand. And, reduce the time and effort required to generate key reports that traditionally require manual collection from each system. |
 | Advanced Migration Capabilities –increase security by centrally enabling local Unix accounts to use AD authentication for password policy enforcement and access control, even without full migration to AD. |  | PowerShell cmdlets – Automate administrative and installation/configuration tasks by leveraging the flexible scripting capabilities of PowerShell. |
 | Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-in – Use the same tools (ADUC) to manage Unix and AD data. |  | Simplified Configuration - Access all settings and tools from a single location. |
*This product includes software developed by SAP AG