What is P-Synch?
P-Synch, a component of
Hitachi ID Management Suite®, is enterprise password management
software. It reduces the frequency of help desk calls, improves user
productivity and strengthens security with password synchronization,
self-service password reset, help desk password reset and simplified
administration of other authentication factors, such as hardware tokens
and biometric samples. P-Synch includes connectors to manage
passwords on over 70 types of systems.
Today's organizations depend heavily on IT infrastructure, including many computer systems that authenticate users with passwords.
Password management problems, including forgotten passwords and easy-to-guess passwords, contribute to unnecessary costs and security problems.
Password management is frustrating for users, and is a top-10 problem for the help desk.
P-Synch eliminates password problems
P-Synch reduces the cost of password management using:
P-Synch strengthens security by providing:
- Accountability for password resets through audit trails.
- Effective user authentication.
- The ability to securely delegate the right to reset passwords to front-line support staff.
- Encryption of all transmitted passwords.
- A strong, enterprise-wide password policy enforcement facility.
- Password synchronization, to help users remember, rather than write down, their passwords.