Modernize and protect your Active Directory (AD) using Active Roles by One Identity Active Roles version 8.5 provides several highly requested features to fortify and enrich the integration capabilities of Active Roles. These new features bring unmat…

Most organizations are still managing Active Directory (AD) in environments designed decades ago – often by people who are no longer with the company. What started as a logical organizational unit (OU) structure has slowly become brittle and fe...

A newly disclosed privilege-escalation flaw in Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is a timely reminder that identity infrastructure continues to be one of the most consequential attack surfaces in any enterprise. CVE-2026-25177, rated…

Learn the differences between Active Roles and IGA and why you need both to keep your environments secure.

Despite constant sweeping changes across IT, Active Directory (AD) continues to be the center of identity and access management (IAM) processes for most enterprises. Even as organizations adopt cloud identity platforms, on-premises AD carries the lio…

Active Directory (AD) remains the foundational identity and access management system for the vast majority of enterprises globally, making it a prime target for cybercriminals. AD is constantly under attack, and threat actors rarely have to resort to…

Among the many updates to Windows Server 2025, there’s a new Forest Functional Level (FFL) for Active Directory. This first new FFL since Windows Server 2016 underscores Microsoft’s long-term commitment to AD. The importance of Microsoft ...

Best practices for hybrid Active Directory automation Modern organizations are complex, evolving and often balancing legacy systems with emerging technologies. These scenarios are reflected in their Microsoft directory environments, where it’s ...

IDM Light with Active Roles An “IDM Light” solution refers to a simplified identity management (IDM) approach that provides core identity and access management capabilities without the complexity, cost and implementation effort of a full...

We are excited to share that Active Roles is on a roll with multiple #1 rankings awarded this quarter maintaining the top-in-class active directory management status.

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Every update to One Identity Active Roles is made in response to feedback from our customers. From adapting to improve usability or streamlining administration processes, our product development is always centered around solving the nuanced problems …