Overcoming the Security Blind Spot of Service Accounts
Maintenance for on-prem software
USE CASE: TWO
On-prem software applications rely on service accounts to act as intermediaries between the application server and client machines. These accounts manage tasks such as monitoring, updating distribution, and performing health checks.
Automate repetitive tasks for admin
Admins often create service accounts to automate repetitive IT tasks on multiple machines in the environment. Common tasks assigned to service accounts include automated data backups, system monitoring, and scheduled maintenance.
USE CASE: ONE
In the Active Directory environment, service accounts play a pivotal role in facilitating the seamless functioning of various applications and services. At their core, service accounts are similar to human user accounts in that they both possess login credentials and access rights. However, service accounts are specifically designed for system-level automation, operating behind the scenes without the need for human intervention. These are the two most prominent service account use cases:
Service Accounts 101: The silent workers in the background
Overcoming the Security Blind Spot of Service Accounts
In the Active Directory environment, service accounts play a pivotal role in facilitating the seamless functioning of various applications and services. At their core, service accounts are similar to human user accounts in that they both possess login credentials and access rights. However, service accounts are specifically designed for system-level automation, operating behind the scenes without the need for human intervention. These are the two most prominent service account use cases:
Maintenance for on-prem software
USE CASE: TWO
On-prem software applications rely on service accounts to act as intermediaries between the application server and client machines. These accounts manage tasks such as monitoring, updating distribution, and performing health checks.
Automate repetitive tasks for admin
Admins often create service accounts to automate repetitive IT tasks on multiple machines in the environment. Common tasks assigned to service accounts include automated data backups, system monitoring, and scheduled maintenance.
USE CASE: ONE
Service Accounts 101: The silent workers in the background