Eliminate hard-coded credentials
at scale

Idira® Credential Providers remove embedded passwords from apps, scripts, and configs. Hundreds of integrations cover COTS, RPA, and custom code on Windows, Linux, AIX, z/OS, with no downtime or changes.

Challenges

Hard-coded credentials are your largest hidden risk

Applications, scripts and automation jobs store passwords in code, config files and local caches. These credentials rarely rotate, have no audit trail and give attackers persistent access when compromised. Manual remediation at enterprise scale is impractical.
Embedded secrets never expire
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Embedded secrets never expire

Passwords hard-coded in applications and scripts remain unchanged for years. Attackers who find them get persistent, unmonitored access to databases, servers and critical systems.
COTS and legacy apps resist change
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COTS and legacy apps resist change

Commercial off-the-shelf software, RPA tools and mainframe applications store credentials in ways that are difficult to secure. Each requires different integration methods and careful handling to avoid downtime.
No visibility into application credentials
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No visibility into application credentials

Security teams cannot track which applications use which credentials, when they last rotated or who has access. Auditors ask questions nobody can answer without weeks of manual investigation.
SOLUTIONS

Secure every application credential from one platform

Credential Providers eliminate hard-coded passwords by delivering secrets to applications at runtime. Out-of-the-box integrations cover COTS software, middleware, RPA and custom applications across server and mainframe environments. Credentials rotate on policy with zero application downtime.
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Hundreds of out-of-the-box integrations

Prebuilt integrations for commercial applications, databases, middleware, RPA platforms and automation tools. Remove hard-coded credentials from third-party software without custom development. New integrations added continuously through Idira Marketplace.

Policy-based rotation with zero downtime

Rotate application credentials automatically based on security policy. Credential Providers coordinate rotation and delivery so applications keep running without interruption, even for mission-critical systems that demand high availability.

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Strong application authentication

Verify the identity of every application requesting a credential before delivering it. Multiple authentication methods validate the origin of requests, ensuring only authorized applications access sensitive secrets.

KEY CAPABILITIES & FEATURES

How credential providers work

Secure, high-performance credential retrieval for applications running in server and mainframe environments. Multiple provider types address different deployment and integration needs.
Key Responsibility

Local caching for high-performance, mission-critical apps

The Credential Provider agent runs locally and caches credentials for applications that require the highest performance and availability. If the vault is temporarily unreachable, applications continue operating from the local cache without interruption.

Benefits & Values

Enterprise-grade credential security

Credential Providers meet the performance, availability and compliance requirements of the world's most demanding enterprises, including federal agencies and financial institutions operating in regulated, on-premises environments.

performance

Mission-critical performance

Built for the enterprise's most demanding applications. Local caching and high availability architecture ensure credential delivery even during network disruptions.

rotation

Zero-downtime credential rotation

Rotate credentials on policy while applications keep running. No maintenance windows, no manual coordination and no outages caused by expired or mismatched passwords.

compliance

Audit-ready compliance

Full audit trail for every credential retrieval. Track which application accessed which credential, when and from where. Meet NIST, PCI DSS, SOX and FISMA requirements.

management

Path to cloud-native secrets management

When you're ready to modernize, Secrets Manager extends your credential management to cloud-native workloads with the same governance and policy model your teams already know.

CUSTOMERS

Trusted by regulated enterprises worldwide

Financial institutions, government agencies and Global 2000 enterprises rely on Credential Providers to secure application credentials across on-premises and hybrid environments.
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