PRA Workload

IBM Security Privileged Remote Access (PRA) provides seamless access to remote machines through RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and SSH (Secure Socket Shell) without the need for a VPN (Virtual Private Network).

IBM Security PRA runs on the Verify Privileged Identity Platform and seamlessly integrates with IBM Security Secret Server vault, deployed from the cloud or from within a customer's private network. PRA automatically uses credentials to connect with target resources, enabling RDP and SSH connectivity as well as SMB and SFTP file transfers without exposing sensitive parts of credentials to the end-user. This fast and simple workflow is completely integrated into the Verify Privileged Identity Platform user interface.

When a user requests a connection to a remote target, they connect to the Verify Privileged Identity Platform first with their browser. If authorized, the IBM Security PRA workload facilitates the connection with the target machine. The PRA workload is also used to integrate Secret Server On Premise installations with the Verify Privileged Identity Platform.

The PRA workload works for both Windows and Linux.

Before employing the PRA workload, please be sure you are familiar with the content at Platform Engine Management and Engine Workloads.

When a site has multiple engines or workloads, PRA automatically selects an engine or a workload to make the remote connection. During the preview phase, if the Engine Management Site with available Windows workloads has the same name as a PRA site with available Linux engines, PRA considers all available Windows and Linux options before making a selection.