Softerra Adaxes

Active Directory Management & Automation

Leading Partner in North America

Nextware is the leading Adaxes implementation, integration and support specialist for Softerra Adaxes in North America. We provide services ranging from needs assessment, implementation, integration, custom development, training and ongoing maintenance and support of your Adaxes solution.

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How We Can Help

Nextware consultants specialized in the implementation of Adaxes can help you automate manual and time consuming processes such as on-boarding and off-boarding of users and movement of resources through integration with Human Resources, Facilities Management and other systems. Our system architects can help you achieve your objectives in terms of security and high availability, and our support staff can provide you with ongoing maintenance and support of your Adaxes solution.

Adaxes Features

  • Rule-Based Automation
  • Active Directory Web Interface
  • User & Password Self- Service
  • Exchange, Office 365 & Skype Management
  • Role-Based Delegation
  • Approval-based Workflows
  • Data Standards Enforcement
  • Logging, Reporting & Auditing
  • Scheduled Tasks
  • Enhanced AD Administration
  • Load Balancing and Fault Tolerance
  • Integrations & PowerShell Module

Adaxes Overview

Architecture

Adaxes is a standalone software solution that acts as a proxy between users and Active Directory, Exchange and Office 365. Since native tools are still in place, you can come back to them at any point and have direct access to your environment the same way as before.

All the Adaxes magic, such as automation rules, approval-based workflows, role-based permissions, data standards enforcements, etc. is only applied when executing operations through Adaxes. Any of your existing scenarios or integrations, like HR or payroll systems, that directly interact with AD, Exchange or Office 365 won’t be affected and can co-exist with Adaxes.

No Active Directory Pollution

Adaxes does not pollute your Active Directory in any way. It doesn’t store any of its data in AD, doesn’t change native permissions and doesn’t extend the Active Directory schema.

Extensibility

Adaxes doesn’t limit you to just what’s provided out-of-the-box. It allows you to easily extend and customize its built-in functionality to exactly match the specific needs of your organization.

You can easily add your own scripts to automated workflows and actions or develop your own custom clients for Adaxes. For more details see the Adaxes SDK.

Load Balancing & Fault Tolerance

Adaxes allows you to set up multiple Adaxes services that share a common configuration. This enables more efficient load distribution and adds a redundancy layer. If one of the services goes down, users will be automatically redirected to the nearest service available.

Cross-Domain Administration

Adaxes allows you to manage multiple Active Directory domains even if they are located in different forests and have no trust relationships between them. As a result, all automation rules, access rights, scheduled tasks, approvals, etc. can be applied across all your environment in a unified manner.

All the actions that are performed through Adaxes are executed via service accounts with appropriate access rights in each of the managed domains.

Communication Encryption

With Adaxes there are no security compromises. All communications between Adaxes service and Adaxes clients (Administration Console, Web Interface, etc.) always use an encrypted TCP channel.

All security sensitive communications between the Adaxes service and Active Directory use LDAPS or Kerberos encryption. Other connected systems, such as Exchange, Office 365 and Skype for Business use encrypted channels at all times.

All security sensitive communications between Adaxes Web Interface and the user’s web browser, such as passing credentials during login or resetting passwords, always use 1024-bit RSA encryption. They are secured even if HTTPS is not enabled.

Secure Public Access

To allow access to Adaxes Web Interface from outside your corporate network, you need to put the Web Interface in the DMZ. No other Adaxes components need to be exposed. The Web Interface also requires a Read-Only Domain Controller in the DMZ. Because the RODC doesn’t store passwords and has only one-way replication and the Web Interface doesn’t directly interact with Active Directory, any security risks are minimized.

To prevent possible attacks on your Active Directory through the Web Interface that’s publicly exposed to the Internet, Adaxes provides a robust brute force protection mechanism.

Adaxes Demo Videos

User Lifecycle Management

Adaxes can reduce the number of steps needed to provision user accounts across AD, Exchange, Office 365 and other systems by automatically executing all the operations required to get a new user going.

Web Interface

Adaxes Web Interface allows to perform Active Directory management via a standard web browser. With a  modern responsive design, users can access it on their laptops, tablets, phones or any other devices.

Password Self-Service

Password Self-Service solves one of the most common problems: forgotten passwords and locked accounts. Adaxes allows users to reset their own passwords by themselves without any third party intervention.

Approvals

Adaxes allows you to add an approval step to any operation in Active Directory, Exchange and Office 365. For more complex and security sensitive scenarios, you can set up multi-level approvals.

Reports

Adaxes reports allows you to monitor and analyze your  environment. It generates more than 200 reports, which cover the majority of your auditing requirements.

Role-Based Delegation

Role-Based Access Control is available for Active Directory, Exchange and Office 365. In a role-based delegation model, instead of assigning permissions to users, they are assigned to roles that correspond to actual job functions.

Activity Log

All operations performed via Adaxes are logged, so you can always see, who did what when and from which host. The logs are presented in a human-readable format with convenient filters, making it easy to view them and find any specific operations.

Data Standards Enforcement

Adaxes provides a single management and administration environment for multiple Active Directory domains that can be located in different forests and do not require trust relationships between them.

Business Units

Business Units are collections of Active Directory objects governed by rule-based membership. Business Units can be arranged into folders, which enables you to create alternative hierarchies of Active Directory objects.

Office 365

Adaxes can automatically assign and revoke Office 365 licenses using condition-based rules. Different licenses can be assigned to different users based on their job title, department, location, etc.

Exchange

Adaxes automates Exchange mailbox management both on-premises and in Office 365. The database distribution of mailboxes can be done based on the first letter of the users’ surname, least number of mailboxes in the DB, the round-robin method, etc.

Scheduled Tasks

Adaxes allows you to automate various routine management tasks by scheduling them. You can schedule tasks like importing new users from CSV. You can also use scheduled tasks to send various notifications to users, like reminders about their password or account expiration.

Custom Commands

With Custom Commands users can launch complex multi-step operations in one go. The operation can include steps like disabling the user account, adding it to a corresponding group, sending a notification to the user’s manager, etc.

Password Reset Self-Service

The Adaxes Web Interface can act as a self-service portal for regular users. You can specify which operations they have access to, like updating their personal info, changing their own password, searching Active Directory, etc.

Nextware Adaxes Case Studies

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Automated Softerra Adaxes User Provisioning & Help Desk Web Interface
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Adaxes PowerShell Script Workflows for Wake County
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