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Target Environments

Netwrix Privilege Secure supports management of the following target environments:

  • Microsoft® Active Directory®

  • Window Server 2008 R2 or later – Requires PowerShell v5.1

  • Windows Desktop – Requires the winrm service to be running

  • Cisco IOS

  • Websites

  • Microsoft SQL Server databases

  • Oracle databases

  • Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)

  • Linux distributions with SSHv2 or higher

  • Debian

  • CentOS

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

  • openSUSE

Additional Supported Platforms (no local account management or pre-configured activity steps)

  • Any device that supports a SSH Connection
  • Any device / platform / web site that is AD / Microsoft Entra ID Authenticated

Permissions​

The following permissions are required for the service accounts:

  • For Active Directory and Windows member server/desktop management:

  • Membership in the Domain Administrators group in the target domains

  • For Linux server management:

  • Service account on each server to be managed or a central domain account in the case of AD-bridged hosts

  • Permissions may either be root or delegated via sudo or other commercial least privilege solutions

  • For standalone Windows Servers/desktops:

  • Membership in the local Administrator group on each server/desktop to be managed

  • For Microsoft Entra ID management:

  • Microsoft Graph API

  • Application Permissions:

  • Directory.ReadWrite.All

  • Group.ReadWrite.All

  • User.ReadWrite.All

  • RoleManagement.ReadWrite.Directory

  • Delegated Permissions:

  • User.Read

  • App Registration added to the User Administrators directory role