Privileged access management (PAM) systems manage the relationship between individual users, and the ability to access privileged data or commands.

In essence, privileged access management systems:

• Ensure that only the users who need to access a certain set of privileges will access the system.

• Ensure that privileged access is used only when needed.

• Ensure that privileged access is centrally managed and can be granted and revoked quickly.

• Ensure that an audit trail exists for every privileged access that takes place.