Windows Agents

Below is the list of permissions under Windows Agents Resource Pools.

  • Credential Provider

    • Users must use the Credential Provider provided by Privileged Account Manager Agent installation.

    • Users must use the Credential Provider provided by Privileged Account Manager Agent installation.

  • Direct RDP

    • Users can directly login into the Windows system using own accounts.

    • Privilege Elevation is not applicable.

  • Web Agent RDP

    • Users need to login into Privileged Account Manager's User Console.

    • Users' are authenticated by authentication sources configured in Privileged Account Manager.

  • Privileged Applications

    • Users can directly login into the Windows system using own accounts. Users need to request a specific application to run with privileges supplied by Privileged Account Manager, using the Run as privileged user option, that appears when you right click on any application.

The table highlights the differences of each permissions with respective options and user experience:

Permissions

Authentication

Secondary Authentication

Privilege Elevation

Mode of Access

Mode of session

Session Capture

Video Capture

Enhanced Access Control

Application Command Lists

Credential Provider

Privileged Account Manager

Yes

Yes

Thick Client

RDP Session

Yes

Yes

Yes

NA

Direct RDP

Windows Authentication

NA

NA

Thick Client

RDP Session

Yes

Yes

Yes

NA

Web Agent RDP

Privileged Account Manager

Yes

Yes

Web Browser

RDP Session

Yes

Yes

Yes

NA

Privileged Applications

NA

NA

Yes

Thick Client

Requested Application

Yes

Yes

NA

Yes