Secret Server 7.0

Who can benefit from the functionality the Thycotic-developed Secret Server provides? Secret Server password management software is meant to be used in a corporate environment. Therefore its functionality could be used by any small or large company that wants to manage and protect its passwords.

Passwords come in whenever access to sensitive information needs to be restricted. Passwords can ensure that specific information is viewed by certain people, they can ensure that no prying eyes take a look at that information. But passwords themselves need to be protected – and this is where Secret Server comes in.

This application will help an organization manage and protect its passwords. Thanks to Secret Server access to all of the organization’s passwords is controlled from a central-web based repository. Furthermore Secret Server gives each member the ability to securely store, distribute and audit secrets like router passwords and service accounts.

There is one question you need to ask yourself: Is your organization still using Excel to store passwords? If the answer was affirmative, then perhaps you need to ask yourself another question: Why? Secret Server is a lot more convenient, a lot easier, safer, and it was purposefully built for this task. Secret Server integrates into the existing environment to manage and control access to critical privileged passwords using a central web-based repository.

Pros

• Free for a single user
• Easy to use
• Control access to your passwords from a central, web-based repository
• Integrates into the existing environment
• Admins can assign permissions
• Admins can view passwords in the Secret Server dashboard and can change passwords in the dashboard
• Passwords are centrally stored using AES 256-bit encryption

Cons

• You have to pay for the second user onwards

About Thycotic
Since 1996 Thycotic has been offering secure software products, development and training to individual consumers and small businesses from the information technology industry. Thycotic, founded and lead by Jonathan Cogley, is a Microsoft Gold Certified partner and a leader in the field of .NET-based development. Thycotic’s employees frequently speak at user groups, code camps and conferences.

Additional details about software developer Thycotic and its product are available here.

Secret Server has been reviewed by George Norman on 18 Jun 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Secret Server 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent