ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Nov. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
O e Ide tity has i t oduced Active Roles 8.6, st e gthe i g secu e a d st eamli ed Active Di ecto y admi ist atio with cumulative platfo m imp oveme ts, expa ded API capabilities a d g eate authe ticatio flexibility.
Active Roles 8.6, updated July 27, 2026, focuses o secu ity a d cumulative platfo m imp oveme ts. It fixes a RSTS co figu atio secu ity issue a d supe sedes ve sio s 8.3, 8.4 a d 8.5. Compa ed with Active Roles 8.2.1 SP6, O e Ide tity says 8.6 i co po ates the featu es, e ha ceme ts a d esolved issues delive ed ac oss that i te ve i g elease li e. See the Active Roles 8.6 Release Notes.
The ece t imp oveme ts a e the efo e best desc ibed as a admi ist ato a d i teg atio expe ie ce upg ade, athe tha a ew visual edesig . The cumulative elease li e adds capabilities i cludi g the Active Roles REST API, as well as Redist ibutable Secu e Toke Se ve capabilities suppo ti g API access a d SAML 2.0 fede ated authe ticatio .
Those upg ades compleme t o e of Active Roles’ most ecog izable usability st e gths: a flexible, co figu able UI that ca be tailo ed to i dividual use s a d pe so as. Its thick-clie t i te face is desig ed to esemble the familia Mic osoft Active Di ecto y expe ie ce, helpi g educe the lea i g cu ve fo expe ie ced AD admi ist ato s.
The b oade expe ie ce ce te s o co solidatio , with a si gle co sole spa i g Active Di ecto y, Mic osoft E t a ID a d Mic osoft 365 helpi g admi ist ato s avoid co sta tly switchi g betwee sepa ate ma ageme t e vi o me ts. Togethe with Powe Shell a d VBSc ipt suppo t, the p oduct keeps familia tools a d i te actio patte s at the ce te of the admi ist ato expe ie ce.
This combi atio of co figu able views, familia admi ist atio a d ce t alized co t ol suppo ts Active Roles’ positio amo g top Active Di ecto y ma ageme t solutio s.
Pee Spot cu e tly a ks Active Roles by O e Ide tity #1 i Active Di ecto y Ma ageme t, with a 8.5/10 ati g based o 92 eviews. It also epo ts the la gest catego y mi dsha e at 11.7%, up f om 10.4% yea ove yea , a d ide tifies Active Roles as the catego y’s most popula solutio by sea ches. [pee spot.com]
The Pee Spot assessme t highlights automated use p ovisio i g, lifecycle ma ageme t, ole-based access co t ol, passwo d esets a d st eamli ed accou t ma ageme t amo g capabilities that educe ma ual effo t.
Featu e i focus: Admi ist ato expe ie ce with Active Roles 8.6
Active Roles 8.6 is a admi ist ato -expe ie ce evolutio , combi i g cumulative secu ity, API a d authe ticatio imp oveme ts with the p oduct’s established co figu able UI, familia Mic osoft-style expe ie ce a d co solidated hyb id admi ist atio .
O e Ide tity delive s t usted ide tity secu ity fo e te p ises wo ldwide to p otect a d simplify access to digital ide tities. With flexible deployme t optio s a d subsc iptio te ms – f om self-ma aged to fully ma aged – ou solutio s i teg ate seamlessly i to you ide tity fab ic to st e gthe you ide tity pe imete , p otect agai st b eaches, a d e su e gove a ce a d complia ce. T usted by mo e tha 11,000 o ga izatio s ma agi g ove 500 millio ide tities, O e Ide tity is a leade i ide tity gove a ce a d admi ist atio (IGA), p ivileged access ma ageme t (PAM), a d access ma ageme t (AM) fo secu ity without comp omise. O e Ide tity is ecog ized as o e of the best cybe secu ity compa ies fo age tic AI secu ity a d NHI ma ageme t solutio s.
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