NetGuard Identity Access Manager

Secure physical or virtual networks with Privileged Access Management (PAM)

What is NetGuard Identity Access Manager (IAM)?

Nokia NetGuard Identity Access Manager (IAM) is a Privileged Access Management (PAM) / Privileged Identity Management (PIM) application that secures physical or virtual network functions and resources.

NetGuard IAM acts as a centralized security gateway that allows you to control, monitor and audit privileged access to all mission-critical network and IT systems through a single pane of glass. It provides unified identity access control and single sign-on with centralized policy management.

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What is NetGuard Identity Access Manager?
How Netguard IAM supports 5G security and CSPs
How Netguard IAM handles user access
How NetGuard IAM is protecting today's and tomorrow's 5G telecom networks
Benefits and features
NetGuard Identity Access Manager demo
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How NetGuard IAM supports 5G security and CSPs

The only solution designed for communication service providers (CSPs), NetGuard IAM delivers unmatched network-wide scalability, high availability, supporting any type of network element, virtual network function or data center infrastructure.

NetGuard IAM enforces robust and consistent 5G security policies with automated telco security measures such as automated password rotation of all privileged credentials in your 5G network following pre-defined password syntax rules.

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How NetGuard Identity Access Management handles telco user access

User access can be configured for an individual network resource or a group of network resources using either dynamic or static network resource groups. Users can access the network with either shared service accounts or dedicated named user accounts provisioned in the network by NetGuard IAM itself.

Advanced Telco User Access Management Capabilities

The NetGuard Machine-to-Machine (M2M) module allows a customer to remove privileged credentials from scripts and applications. The M2M module credentials are retrieved at run time in a secure fashion from the backend NetGuard IAM application server.

With our Access Governance Module (AGM) you can automatically give end-users the ability to request access to network resources, then notify the appropriate network resource owner for approval or rejection. This eliminates administration overhead by giving all users of the application functionality to self-govern the access. AGM workflows can be customized as needed to meet the corporate access governance or procedural guidelines.

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How NetGuard IAM is protecting today's and tomorrow's 5G telecom networks

Nokia NetGuard Identity Access Manager can be offered as an integrated software module of Nokia's telco-centric XDR solution, called NetGuard Cybersecurity Dome - an industry-leading software powered by machine learning, analytics and automation. Which provides extensive visibility and insight into the nature of security threats, and drives intelligent, automated responses.

It helps to protect physical and virtual network assets while providing ubiquitous Identity and Access Management to infrastructure, resources, and systems for traditional, virtualized, cloud-based and Software Defined Networks (SDN).

Address critical 5G network security management pain-points

Manage 5G network function security

Automate and centrally manage network privileged account passwords across all physical or virtual network functions.

Manage role-based user privileges

Assign privileges by network function type, or management and orchestration systems.

Simplify user access, improve user experience

A secure proxy portal with user specific credentials and a customized view of authorized applications, resources, and network functions.

Audit and replay user activity

Centrally log and forensically review user and process activity with full command line (CLI) and video (GUI) logging, including live session mirroring.

Benefits and features of NetGuard Identity Access Manager

Benefits of NetGuard’s Privileged Access Management

Eliminate insider threats
Exceed regulatory and compliance requirements
Secures virtual network functions and infrastructure
Harmonizes security access heterogeneous networks

Accelerate incident analysis responsiveness by 80%
Improve security administration expenses by millions of dollars
User Entity & Behaviour Analytics (UEBA) when used with our security management solution – NetGuard Cybersecurity Dome

Scalability of network functions and users

Proven scalability to over 100,000 network functions and users

Compatibility with various business systems

Integrates into corporate IDM, HR systems, and multifactor authentication systems

Availability

99.999% availability with a distributed, service-oriented architecture
Secure, fault-tolerant communications

Simplicity

Agent-less operation; no software is ever installed network functions, elements or network resources
Centrally assign permissions, user groupings, view all active sessions and logs
Rapid support new network functions, systems, and infrastructure

Diversity of network functions

Manage all types of network functions across mobile, wireline and enterprise
Support both file-oriented and individually retrievable parameter sets
Video and command-line interface logging
Supports any network function, OSS/BSS, Orchestration systems, databases, and servers, including graphical application (GUI) access

NetGuard Identity Access Manager demo

Nokia NetGuard Identity Access Manager is a Privileged Access Management (PAM) / Privileged Identity Management (PIM) application that secures physical or virtual network functions and resources.

Manage network function security and role-based user privileges
Simplify user access, improve user experience
Audit and replay user activity

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“NetGuard Identity Access Manager has become the centerpiece of Airtel's telco network security.”

Ajay Jain

Head Digitisation Networks, Airtel

“With any network, there are key security challenges. We need to make sure vendors and internal users are following the proper security policies. Role-based access control is key. Nokia’s NetGuard IAM provides role-based access control and ensures proper people have access to proper systems. Nokia’s single sign-on solution is key to our network.”

Bell Canada

Senior Security Architect