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Ocosify PAM

Planned

Privileged Access ManagementControl privileged access without relying on permanent administrator trust.

Policy and evidence for every privileged connection.

Ocosify Privileged Access Management is designed to centrally control, monitor and record administrative access to critical servers, network devices, databases, cloud consoles and management systems.

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PAM

Put identity, policy and oversight between users and critical systems

Direct administrative access makes credentials difficult to protect and privileged actions difficult to reconstruct. Ocosify PAM is designed as a controlled access path that verifies identity, evaluates policy, brokers sessions and records evidence.

  • Verify before accessAssociate privileged work with an identified user, approved purpose and permitted target.
  • Limit privilege in timeReplace standing access where practical with just-in-time, time-bound authorization.
  • Observe the sessionCreate reviewable session and command evidence for supported connection types.
  • Protect credentialsReduce direct exposure of shared and service credentials through governed storage and brokering.

Ocosify PAM is presented as a developing product direction. Capability status and evaluation scope must be confirmed with Ocosify.

The access problem

Persistent privilege creates risk that conventional login controls cannot fully explain

Administrative access often spans human users, service providers, emergency accounts and automation. Without a central policy and evidence layer, organizations struggle to answer who accessed what, why access was allowed and what happened during the session.

  • Shared administrator passwords

  • Unclear ownership of system access

  • Direct SSH or RDP connections

  • Privileged sessions that are not recorded

  • Former employee accounts that remain active

  • Permanent administrator privileges

  • Manual access approval processes

  • Missing evidence during audits

  • Uncontrolled third-party service-provider access

Capabilities

Access Control · Session Management · Credential Security · Audit and Compliance

Access Control

Define who may access a target, under which conditions and for how long.

  • Central access policiesPlanned
  • Role-based access controlPlanned
  • Just-in-time accessPlanned
  • Time-limited accessPlanned
  • Approval workflowsPlanned
  • Emergency accessRoadmap
  • Break-glass accountsRoadmap
  • IP and device restrictionsRoadmap
  • Access schedulesRoadmap

Session Management

Broker supported administrative protocols and preserve evidence of privileged activity.

  • SSH proxyPlanned
  • RDP proxyPlanned
  • Database session proxyRoadmap
  • Web session accessRoadmap
  • Session recordingPlanned
  • Command loggingPlanned
  • Real-time session monitoringRoadmap
  • Session terminationRoadmap
  • Suspicious command detectionRoadmap

Credential Security

Reduce credential exposure and place shared or non-human access behind managed workflows.

  • Password vaultPlanned
  • Credential checkoutPlanned
  • Automatic password rotationRoadmap
  • Temporary credentialsRoadmap
  • Shared account elimination workflowsRoadmap
  • Service account managementRoadmap
  • API credential managementRoadmap

Audit and Compliance

Create structured evidence for operational review, investigations and compliance processes.

  • Tamper-resistant audit log architecturePlanned
  • Access historyPlanned
  • Session recording reviewPlanned
  • Approval historyPlanned
  • User activity reportsRoadmap
  • Compliance-oriented reportsRoadmap
  • Security alertsRoadmap
  • Evidence exportRoadmap

Access flow

One governed path from identity to target

The gateway pattern is intended to keep policy evaluation and session evidence in the access path while avoiding direct exposure of target credentials where supported.

  1. User

    • Employee, administrator, contractor or service-provider operator

  2. Identity verification

    • Validate the requesting identity and authentication context

  3. Policy & approval

    • Evaluate role, target, time, purpose and approval requirements

  4. Ocosify PAM Gateway

    • Broker the supported connection without exposing reusable credentials

  5. Target system

    • Server, database, network device or cloud console

  6. Session recording & audit

    • Preserve access decisions and supported session evidence

Protected environments

A common policy model across administrative targets

Protocol support varies by release and target configuration. Each connection type is validated during implementation planning.

Linux servers

Planned

Windows servers

Planned

Databases

Roadmap

Network devices

Roadmap

Firewalls

Roadmap

Hypervisors

Roadmap

Kubernetes clusters

Roadmap

Cloud consoles

Roadmap

Web administration panels

Roadmap

Internal business applications

Custom

Operational use cases

Apply privilege only when administrative work requires it

Third-party maintenance

Grant a supplier access to approved systems for a defined window, then retain the decision and session evidence.

Production incident response

Provide time-bound elevated access through an accelerated but traceable emergency workflow.

Routine server administration

Broker SSH or RDP connections according to role, target group and operating schedule.

Audit evidence collection

Review access decisions, session metadata and supported recordings without reconstructing evidence from separate systems.

Security approach

Design privileged workflows around least privilege and traceability

Least privilege

Authorize only the target and action scope required for the work.

Time-bound access

Remove authorization automatically when the approved window ends.

Separation of duties

Keep requesting, approving and reviewing access as distinct responsibilities where policy requires it.

Credential isolation

Avoid disclosing reusable credentials to users when a supported brokered workflow is available.

Evidence by design

Capture decisions and supported session activity as part of the privileged access workflow.

Expected value

Reduce the exposure created by standing administrative access

The outcomes below depend on implementation scope, target coverage, policy design and operating discipline.

Reduce privileged-access exposure

Hide reusable administrator passwords from end users where credential brokering is supported

Use temporary authorization instead of permanent privileges

Create centralized evidence for covered sessions

Shorten incident investigation paths

Simplify evidence gathering for compliance work

Reduce internal threat exposure

Bring third-party access under consistent control

PAM FAQ

Questions about privileged access management

Does PAM replace administrator passwords?

PAM does not remove every credential. It is designed to keep supported reusable credentials inside a governed vault or brokered workflow so users do not need to know them directly. Temporary and identity-based methods may be used where target systems support them.

Can SSH and RDP sessions be recorded?

SSH and RDP proxying and session recording are planned capabilities. Recording depth, storage requirements and supported client behavior must be confirmed for the relevant release.

What is just-in-time privileged access?

Just-in-time access grants approved privilege for a specific task and limited period instead of leaving administrator rights permanently assigned.

Can third-party access be controlled?

That is a core design use case. Policy can be structured around the supplier identity, approved targets, time window and reviewer, subject to the available connection types.

Does the platform support approval workflows?

Approval workflows are part of the planned access-control scope. The required number of approvers, emergency paths and integrations are defined during evaluation.

Can privileged sessions be terminated?

Real-time monitoring and session termination are roadmap capabilities. Support depends on the proxied protocol and product release.

Does session recording guarantee compliance?

No. PAM can support evidence and control objectives, but compliance depends on the organization's policies, implementation, processes and independent assessment.

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Evaluate privileged access controls

Define a controlled path to your most sensitive systems.

Tell us which users, protocols and target systems you need to protect. We will clarify the relevant product scope and availability.
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