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 unmatched flexibility and security to Active Directory environments, supporting customers where they are today and where they want to go in the future.
Secure REST API for direct integration
In this release, One Identity addressed Active Roles customers’ desire to integrate directly with external platforms via API. For this reason, we now provide a secure REST API which enables integrations to directly modify AD and Entra objects and attributes. This capability ensures user data stays accurate across systems, while preserving governance and limiting permissions to only the operations required.
Enhanced SPML support
To further demonstrate our commitment to supporting Entra ID, version 8.5 also offers enhanced SPML support. Enhanced SPML support enables the creation, update, deletion and LookUp for proper data exchange for Entra Groups through the active Roles SPML provider. This further enhances Active Roles’ support for Entra ID.
Windows LAPS (LAPS 2.0) support
Active Roles now provides Windows LAPS (LAPS 2.0) support alongside Microsoft LAPS (LAPS 1.0) for domain joined devices. From version 8.5 onwards, organizations can enhance the security of their infrastructure by managing LAPS related permissions through Active Roles for both encrypted and non-encrypted passwords.
Improved Federation support in RSTS
Improved Federation support in RSTS (redistributable secure token server) is also included in Active Roles version 8.5, providing additional options for configuring authentication to the Web Interface and the REST API. This important feature, which can be installed as a separate component, offers expanded configuration options via the Active Roles Configuration Center, including SSL configuration, signing certificate management, redirection, and cluster management.
Modernize Hybrid AD and Entra ID environments
Together, these capabilities reflect the ongoing investment at One Identity in helping organizations modernize their Active Directory environments without compromising security or control. Whether it's extending governance to cloud-only resources, simplifying integration through a secure REST API, or strengthening credential management with expanded LAPS support, Active Roles version 8.5 and beyond gives customers the flexibility to meet their identity governance needs across hybrid AD and Entra ID wherever they are in their modernization journey, and wherever that journey takes them next. As organizations continue to navigate the complexities of hybrid identity, Active Roles by One Identity remains committed to delivering the secure, scalable tools needed to manage that transition with confidence.
It is always recommended that customers upgrade to the latest release to get the most value from their Active Roles implementation.
