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Idira Privileged Access Manager

By Palo Alto Networks

The PAM product formerly sold under the CyberArk name, now part of Palo Alto Networks' Idira identity platform following the February 2026 acquisition. It vaults and rotates privileged credentials, records sessions, and supports just-in-time access in SaaS and self-hosted deployments.

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Product type
Software
Deployment
SaaSOn-prem
Organization size
Mid-marketEnterprise
Pricing tier
$$$

Capability checklist

PAM

How Idira Privileged Access Manager measures up against the full Privileged Access Management taxonomy.

Privileged credential vaulting — supported
Stores and rotates admin passwords and keys in an encrypted vault.
Session recording & monitoring — supported
Records and can live-monitor privileged sessions for audit and investigation.
Just-in-time access — supported
Grants elevated access for a limited time window instead of standing privilege.
Least-privilege elevation — supported
Allows temporary privilege elevation for a specific task rather than full admin rights.
Secrets management — not supported
Manages API keys, certificates, and application secrets alongside human credentials.
Service account management — supported
Discovers and rotates credentials for non-human, machine-to-machine accounts.

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