Competitive Advantages
P-Synch® was the first program developed specifically for multi-platform password management. Today, other programs offer some subset of its features, and cover some subset of its platform coverage. P-Synch remains the premiere password management solution, licensed by over 700 for over 7 million world-wide.
P-Synch compared to other password synchronization products
P-Synch is the leading solution for password synchronization. P-Synch advantages include:
- Multiple user interfaces:
Users can continue to manage their password natively and let P-Synch automatically propagate updates. Alternately, users can access a P-Synch web user interface, which is more informative and works well for off-site users as well as those logging into a LAN domain.
- No manual user profile administration:
Even when user IDs are different on different systems and there is no reliable correlating data, P-Synch can prompt users to enter and validate their own IDs.
- No client software deployment:
P-Synch never requires client software. Native password changes are intercepted on servers, not clients.
- The widest platform coverage:
P-Synch supports over 70 standard system types, plus hosted services, custom applications and more out of the box. No software development is required to manage every password in the enterprise.
- Scalable and robust:
P-Synch deployments can process peak loads of tens of thousands of password synchronization events per hour. P-Synch works well with load balancers and includes proxy servers to manage distant targets. A built-in queue allows P-Synch to automatically retry password updates when target systems are unresponsive.
P-Synch compared to other password reset products
P-Synch is the leading solution for self-service and assisted password reset. P-Synch advantages include:
- No manual user profile administration:
This is made possible by automatic discovery of login IDs on managed systems, combined with self-service registration of non-standard IDs.
- No client software deployment:
P-Synch never requires client software. It is available at the workstation login prompt through an innovative technology called the secure kiosk account ( SKA (secure kiosk account)), which allows locked out users to type help, press enter and access self-service password reset from their login prompt.
- The widest platform coverage:
P-Synch supports over 70 standard system types, plus hosted services, custom applications and more out of the box. No software development is required to manage every password in the enterprise.
- Accessible anywhere:
P-Synch is accessible from any web browser -- including cell phones and PDAs. It is also accessible from any telephone, through IVR (interactive voice response) integration and from workstation login prompts, using the SKA (secure kiosk account).
- Fastest deployment:
P-Synch deployments are typically very short. The fastest deployment to-date was a customer who activated full functionality for 90,000 users in 5 days.
- Secure and scalable:
P-Synch is very secure: it includes various forms of strong non-password authentication, a very powerful password policy engine and encryption throughout. P-Synch is very scalable, supporting multiple load-balanced servers and an internal, high-speed user profile database.