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A product by Zenxsys · Enterprise PAM Platform

Product Brochure · 2026

Privileged Access
Management for the
AI Era

Secure every identity. Control every access. Prove every session.
Enterprise PAM for cloud-native, hybrid, and on-premises environments - with intent-locked sessions enforced at the target, native multi-tenancy, local-first AI, and signed evidence your auditor can verify offline.

17Independent microservices
8Built-in compliance frameworks
78Seeded platform definitions
LocalAI runs in your deployment
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About ZenXPAM

A Modern PAM Platform Built for the AI Era

ZenXPAM controls, monitors, audits and enforces privileged access across Windows, Linux, databases, network devices, cloud consoles, Kubernetes and web applications - built from the ground up on a modern microservices architecture, with AI-assisted operations and enforceable access scope at its core.

17Cloud-native microservices built on .NET 8
12Seeded roles - Super Admin to Read-Only
8Major compliance frameworks supported
Challenge · Privileged Access

Attack Surface Today

Standing AdminAlways-on privileges
Shared PasswordsVault bypass risk
Insider ThreatTrusted user abuse
Cloud SprawlHybrid blind spots

Why the Market Needs a New PAM Approach

Privileged credentials remain the single most exploited attack vector in enterprise breaches. Yet most incumbent PAM products were designed before cloud-native infrastructure and AI became central to enterprise security - and they still only tell you what an administrator did, after the fact.

SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, GDPR, NIST CSF and DORA auditors now expect continuous evidence of privileged access control - not a screenshot at year end.

Insider riskHybrid sprawlThird-party accessContinuous evidence
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Solution · ZenXPAM

Built-In Capabilities

JIT AccessTime-bound
Risk EngineAdaptive scoring
Vault78 platforms
Live MonitorSpectate & take control
Local AIRuns in your deployment
Compliance8 frameworks
Multi-TenantOne deployment
EvidenceSigned packs

The ZenXPAM Answer - Four Ways

1. One unified platform. Credential vaulting, session governance, just-in-time access, approval workflows and compliance automation - one product, one policy model, one audit trail. Incumbents sell these as separately licensed modules.

2. Lower cyber risk. Eliminate shared credentials and standing privileges. Then go further: privileged sessions are held to the scope an approver actually authorised, enforced at the target.

3. Faster operations. Automate approvals, rotation, access reviews and evidence collection. 4. Audit-ready by design. Continuous, searchable, cryptographically signed evidence your auditor can verify independently.

17 microservicesLocal-first AIIntent-lockedVerifiable evidence
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Industry Segments · Regulated

Privileged Access Challenges by Industry

Every sector faces distinct regulatory, operational, and threat pressures. ZenXPAM adapts governance, monitoring, and evidence collection to the frameworks your auditors and boards care about.

Financial Services & Banking

SOX · PCI-DSS · SWIFT · Basel

SoD RiskStanding admin
CDE AccessPCI scope
Vendor/BPOThird-party
Trading SysPrivileged ops

Financial Services & Banking

  • Segregation-of-duties violations from standing DBA and trading-system admin rights
  • PCI cardholder environment access without session recording or command blocking
  • Third-party vendor and BPO access to core banking with incomplete audit trails

JIT elevation with multi-level approval, vault injection for CDE access, and immutable session evidence mapped to SOX IT-GC and PCI Req. 7/8/10 - one-click audit packs for regulators.

SOX evidencePCI CDEJIT approval
Healthcare · Life Sciences
Healthcare & Life Sciences

HIPAA · HITRUST · FDA 21 CFR Part 11

PHI ControlsClinical access
Vendor EHRTime-bound JIT
Private AILocal models
Device AdminImaging · IoMT

Healthcare & Life Sciences

  • PHI exposure through shared clinical credentials and unmanaged vendor access to EHR systems
  • Medical device and imaging admin accounts with no session visibility or recording
  • Cloud-delivered AI tooling that regulated teams cannot switch on without sending patient metadata outside the perimeter

On-premises AI running on local models, HIPAA-aligned controls, full session recording for clinical infrastructure, and vendor JIT access with mandatory post-session review.

HIPAAPHI safeSession record
Government · Public Sector
Government & Public Sector

FISMA · Data Sovereignty · ATO

IsolatedNo SaaS PAM
RetentionMulti-year audit
ContractorsCross-agency
PQC TLSEdge hybrid

Government & Public Sector

  • Isolated and classified networks that prohibit external SaaS PAM or cloud-delivered AI dependencies
  • Citizen data protection mandates with multi-year immutable retention requirements
  • Contractor and agency cross-boundary access without unified approval workflows

Full on-premises deployment, private AI, FIDO2/WebAuthn MFA, and structured, signed evidence export for continuous ATO and compliance reviews.

On-premisesFIDO2Signed evidence
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Industry Segments · Operational

Cloud, OT & Omnichannel Challenges

Technology, manufacturing and retail face velocity, legacy and scale pressures that vault-only PAM cannot address - across DevOps pipelines, OT networks and distributed store estates.

Technology · SaaS · Cloud

DevOps · CI/CD · Multi-Cloud

AWS · Azure · GCPDiscovery
K8s SecretsVault API
CI/CD PipelineEphemeral creds
Remote SREAgentless

Technology, SaaS & Cloud

  • Secrets embedded in pipelines, Git repos, and Kubernetes manifests bypassing central vault
  • Engineering velocity vs. least-privilege mandates across AWS, Azure, and GCP estates
  • Remote SRE and contractor production access with no agentless browser controls

Cloud-native microservices, vault API for automation, agentless Zenx Gateway sessions and multi-cloud resource discovery. Packaged CI/CD secret providers are on the roadmap.

Multi-cloudVault APIAgentless
Manufacturing · Critical Infrastructure
Manufacturing · OT/IT

SCADA · ICS · NERC CIP

OT/IT GapSCADA exposure
Vendor MaintPermanent access
Legacy OSNo agents
Jump HostIsolated path

Manufacturing & Critical Infrastructure

  • OT/IT convergence exposing legacy SCADA and PLCs to IT admin credentials
  • Third-party maintenance vendors with permanent remote access to production lines
  • Legacy Windows and Linux systems that cannot host PAM agents or thick clients

Agentless browser-based RDP/SSH reaches OT estates through jump hosts - no endpoint agent. JIT vendor windows, recorded maintenance events, and rotation across 78 seeded platform definitions.

OT/ITNo agentVendor JIT
Retail · Hospitality · E-Commerce
Retail · Hospitality · E-Commerce

PCI · Seasonal Workforce · Omnichannel

Seasonal Surge100s of accounts
POS / PaymentPCI scope
Franchise ERPPartner admin
Auto-RevokeJIT lifecycle

Retail, Hospitality & E-Commerce

  • Seasonal contractor surges creating short-lived privileged accounts at volume
  • POS, payment gateway, and supply-chain access scattered across stores and regions
  • Franchise and partner admin access to central ERP without unified governance

Automated JIT provisioning with auto-revoke, PCI DSS session controls for payment environments, bulk approvals, and centralised audit across distributed store estates.

PCI-DSSBulk approveAuto-revoke

Traditional PAM tools address only parts of the problem. Heavyweight, siloed products are expensive to deploy, slow to adapt, and record privileged activity without ever constraining it. Enterprises need a unified, automated, intelligent platform that enforces what was approved - across SOC 2, SOX, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, NIST CSF and DORA.

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The Differentiators

Enforcement, Not Just Observation

Every PAM product records privileged sessions. ZenXPAM starts where recording stops - it holds the session to the scope an approver actually authorised, serves many tenants from one deployment, and signs the evidence so an auditor never has to take the platform's word for it.

Differentiator 01 · Intent Lock

Justify → Approve → Enforce at the Target

Compile IntentJustification → command scope
Approver EditsScope validated before grant
Linux shell / SSHeBPF-LSM at execve · preventive
Database sessionsSQL proxy · preventive · Beta
RDP · browser · otherRecorded and risk-scored · detective

Intent-Locked Sessions

The gap in every other PAM product: the justification an administrator writes is filed as text. It is never turned into a control, so out-of-scope activity is discovered afterwards - if at all.

  • The justification on a request is compiled into an approved command scope; the approver reviews and edits it before the grant, and the scope binds at connect
  • On Linux shell sessions the scope is enforced in the kernel - an eBPF-LSM agent blocks out-of-scope program execution at execve inside the session's cgroup, so the command never runs
  • On database sessions (Beta) a SQL proxy blocks out-of-scope queries before they reach the engine. On RDP, browser and other transports the session is recorded and risk-scored, and we label it that way
  • Graduated Monitor → Warn → Strict rollout; every block is recorded in the signed session evidence
Kernel-level enforcementApprover-validated scopeHonest per-transport coverage
Differentiator 02 · Native Multi-Tenancy
Differentiator 02 · Multi-Tenancy

One Deployment · Many Tenants

Provisioning APITenant in a call
12 Seeded RolesPer tenant
Signed EntitlementPer tenant key
Cross-Tenant ConsolePlatform admin
Tenant IsolationEnforced in data layer
Any Hosting ModelPartner · customer · sovereign
Grace LifecycleReads keep working
Managed PAMShared infrastructure

Built Multi-Tenant, Not Retrofitted

The incumbent model: one tenant, or one instance, per customer - with a separate console layered on top to aggregate them. Every new customer multiplies the infrastructure to stand up, patch and licence.

  • One deployment serves many tenants, each with its own cryptographically signed subscription entitlement, under a single cross-tenant platform console
  • Tenant creation seeds the full permission set and twelve default roles automatically - a service provider onboards a customer with an API call, not a new instance
  • True in every hosting model: partner-hosted, customer-hosted or sovereign datacentre - there is no feature-reduced hosted edition
  • Entitlement lifecycle is designed not to break a security control over a lapsed purchase order - audit, evidence and emergency access keep reading
Signed per-tenant entitlementsCross-tenant consoleManaged PAM economics
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The Differentiators

Verifiable Evidence & Local-First AI

The third differentiator is proof. Tamper-evident is a checkbox; independently verifiable by your auditor, offline, is a different conversation - and the AI that makes it searchable runs inside your own deployment rather than a vendor cloud.

Differentiator 03 · Verifiable Evidence
Differentiator 03 · Evidence

Signed · Manifested · Offline-Verifiable

Hash-Chained AuditUnbroken record
SHA-256 ManifestPer file in the pack
ES256 SignatureSigned evidence pack
Offline VerifierNo platform trust needed
8 FrameworksClause-level mapping
CertificationAccess campaigns
Legal HoldRecording retention
SIEM SinksJSON · CEF · LEEF

Evidence Your Auditor Can Check Without Us

The usual claim: "searchable, tamper-evident audit trails". Accurate, and flat - it still asks the auditor to trust the platform that produced the record.

  • The audit trail is hash-chained, so a removed or altered record breaks the chain
  • Evidence packs export with a per-file SHA-256 manifest under an ES256 signature, and ship with an offline verifier - an auditor checks the pack without access to, or trust in, the platform
  • Internal controls are cross-mapped to named clauses in eight frameworks at once, so one control answers SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA and NIST CSF simultaneously
  • Compliance is supported and evidence-mapped. ZenXPAM holds no formal certification today, and does not claim one
Hash-chained auditES256 signed packsOffline verifier
Differentiator 04 · Local-First AI
Differentiator 04 · Local-First AI

Runs on Local Models in Your Deployment

Intent CompileJustification → scope
Policy GenNL → ABAC
Risk ExplainPlain English
Audit IntelNL queries
ComplianceReport drafting
WorkflowOptimise flows
NotificationCompose alerts
AssistantSemantic search

AI-First, Not AI-Bolted-On

The industry norm: PAM AI features are delivered from the vendor's cloud, with no local option - which is often the reason a sovereign or regulated buyer cannot switch them on at all.

  • Risk scoring, adaptive MFA, behavioural analytics, natural-language policy authoring and AI-assisted search are native to the platform
  • AI runs on local models inside your own deployment by default, and a local provider is enforced in production - so privileged session data stays in your environment
  • It keeps working with no outbound connectivity at all
  • The implementation is local LLM and retrieval plus statistics - behavioural baselines and weighted risk factors, narrated by the model. There are no trained proprietary models, and we say so
Local provider enforcedWorks with no egress pathNo cloud dependency

Built different from the ground up. 17 .NET 8 microservices · event-driven RabbitMQ · YARP Gateway · local-first AI · enforcement at the target - not a monolith repackaged as containers.

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Capabilities

The Full Privileged Access Lifecycle in One Platform

Four capability domains - Credential Security, Session Governance, Access Control, and Intelligence & Compliance - under one policy model and one audit trail, rather than four separately licensed modules.

Credential Security

Password Vault. Centralised, encrypted storage and controlled release of privileged credentials. Credentials are injected into sessions and never shown to the user, with checkout leases, version history and policy-driven generation.

Automated Rotation. Scheduled and on-demand rotation across Windows, Linux, Active Directory, databases, network devices and mainframe - plus AWS IAM keys, Azure service principal secrets, GitHub personal access tokens and Kubernetes service-account tokens, with post-rotation verification. Eleven connector families in all; network-device and mainframe connectors are Beta.

78 seeded platform definitions

Session Governance

Session Management & Recording. Browser-delivered RDP, SSH, VNC, Kubernetes, web and database sessions with live oversight, command controls, and full video and keystroke recording. Database sessions and mainframe/telnet emulation are Beta.

Intent-Locked Sessions. The justification on a request is compiled into an approved command scope and enforced at the target - in the kernel on Linux shell sessions, at a SQL proxy on database sessions. Out-of-scope actions are blocked, not just logged; elsewhere they are recorded and risk-scored.

Enforcement, not only observation

Access Control

Just-in-Time Access. Time-bound privileges granted on approval and automatically revoked, with ephemeral accounts created on the target and removed on expiry. No standing administrative rights.

MFA, Adaptive Authentication & RBAC. Multi-factor login including FIDO2/WebAuthn and biometrics, risk-based step-up challenges during a live session, 30-day device trust, and tenant-aware policy-driven authorisation across every resource and action.

12 seeded roles per tenant

Intelligence & Compliance

Approval Workflows. Configurable multi-step and parallel approvals with notifications, delegation, SLA escalation, emergency access paths and complete decision trails. Auto-approval is off by default and must be enabled server-side, and every blocked attempt is audited.

Compliance & Audit. Hash-chained audit trails, automated checks against eight frameworks, certification campaigns, and signed evidence packs your auditor can verify offline.

8 frameworks · clause-level mapping

One product, one policy model, one audit trail. The same request, approval, brokering, monitoring and evidence path applies to every capability above - which is why there is no integration project between them.

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Platform Design

Designed Differently for Modern Enterprise Security

Eight design decisions taken at the start rather than retrofitted later - and each of them is visible in how the product is deployed, priced and audited.

Enforcement, not just observationThe approved command scope is enforced at the target - in the kernel on Linux shell sessions, at a SQL proxy on database sessions - and the session evidence is signed so an auditor can confirm, offline, that what happened matches what was approved.
AI-first, not AI-bolted-onRisk scoring, adaptive MFA, behavioural analytics, natural-language policy authoring and AI-assisted search are native. AI runs on local models inside your own deployment, with a local provider enforced in production.
One unified platformVault, sessions, workflows, policy and compliance in a single product, where incumbents sell separately licensed modules.
Modern microservices architectureCloud-ready .NET and Python services deployable through Docker or Kubernetes, on-premises or in any cloud. Docker Compose is the primary supported path; Helm is the supported Kubernetes path.
No standing privilegesJust-in-time grants, ephemeral accounts created and destroyed with the session, policy evaluation on every request, and tenant isolation throughout.
Built multi-tenantOne deployment serves many tenants, each with its own signed entitlement, under a single cross-tenant console - so service providers onboard a customer with an API call, not a new instance.
Automation-first workflowsApprovals, rotation, provisioning and evidence collection run without human toil.
Secure clientless remote accessFull RDP, SSH, VNC, database and web session delivery through the browser, plus privileged desktop applications published directly to the user. No agents and no VPN on the user's side. Brokering is Guacamole-based and hardened, with per-application credential injection.
API-first and extensibleEvery function is programmable. Published OpenAPI, SDKs for TypeScript, .NET and Python, a Terraform provider and a Kubernetes operator enable deep integration with ITSM, SIEM, DevOps pipelines and identity providers.

Faster deployment · Lower total cost of ownership · Purpose-built for hybrid infrastructure. No appliance to buy and no Windows Server, IIS or SQL Server estate to license - a production pilot runs on three VMs.

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Outcomes

Security Outcomes - and an Honest Maturity Picture

What changes for a security team on the day ZenXPAM goes live, and a straight account of what ships today, what is in development, and what is still roadmap.

No shared credentialsPrivileged passwords live in the vault and are injected at connect time. Users authenticate to ZenXPAM, never to the target password.
No standing privilegeJust-in-time grants with ephemeral identities created on the target and deprovisioned on expiry - nothing durable is left behind.
Every elevation approvedMulti-level, parallel and delegated approvals with SLA escalation and an emergency path - and a complete decision trail behind each grant.
Every session observedFull video and keystroke recording, command classification, live oversight with spectate and takeover, and automated block, step-up or terminate.
Shorter auditsContinuous checks against eight frameworks with clause-level control mapping - evidence is collected as work happens rather than reconstructed at year end.
Provable controlMove from "we log privileged access" to "we can demonstrate privileged activity stayed within what was approved" - with signed evidence an auditor verifies independently.
Where the Platform Stands Today

Complete today

Shipping and quotable
  • Core PAM: vaulting, session management and recording
  • JIT access, approvals, RBAC, MFA and adaptive authentication
  • Secrets vault with automated rotation across cloud, directory, database and network targets
  • Intent-locked sessions with kernel-level enforcement
  • On-premises AI: private LLM, risk explanation, natural-language policy
  • Compliance automation across eight frameworks with signed evidence
  • Native multi-tenancy

In development

Committed, not yet shipped
  • Cloud infrastructure entitlement management
  • Native DevOps and CI/CD secrets integrations
  • Service account lifecycle governance
  • Secrets sprawl detection
  • HSM integration and formal cryptographic certification

Beta today and labelled as such: database sessions, mainframe and telnet emulation, network-device and mainframe rotation connectors, and the browser password-filler.

AI roadmap

Direction of travel
  • Autonomous investigation of access anomalies
  • Predictive risk signals and historical risk trending
  • Deeper platform intelligence

Compliance is supported and evidence-mapped. ZenXPAM holds no formal certification today; the certification path sits in the middle column, not the first.

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Platform Pillars

Govern · Protect · Monitor

Three integrated pillars deliver complete privileged access lifecycle management from a single unified web console - eliminating the module sprawl and integration overhead that plague legacy multi-product PAM deployments.

Govern

Policy & access decisions

Control who gets access, when, and under what conditions. ABAC policies with AI generation from natural language, multi-level approval workflows with delegation, and certification campaigns for periodic access reviews ensure privileged access aligns with business need and regulatory mandate.

  • Standard, JIT & Emergency unified
  • RBAC with tenant permissions
  • Policy simulation & testing

Protect

Credentials & identity

Secure privileged credentials in an AES-256-CBC encrypted vault with HMAC-SHA256 integrity and automated rotation across 78 platform definitions. Adaptive MFA with five methods and 30-day device trust reduces friction while maintaining strong authentication. Intent-locked command scope adds enforcement beyond vaulting alone.

  • Vault rotation - 78 platforms
  • MFA: TOTP, SMS, WebAuthn
  • In-session step-up auth

Monitor

Sessions & threats

Full session intelligence with live oversight through session sharing, spectator mode, keystroke capture, command classification, and automated threat response. Behavioural analytics detect anomalies in sub-second during active sessions.

  • Live streaming & recording
  • Forensic timeline replay
  • Automated block/terminate
Unified Access Engine
Pillar · Govern · Protect · Monitor

Three Integrated Pillars

GovernABAC · AI policies · Approvals · Certification
ProtectVault AES-256 · MFA · Intent scope · Rotation
MonitorLive oversight · Keystrokes · Threat response
StandardStanding access
Just-in-TimeTime-bound
EmergencyBreak-glass
One PortalSingle UI

Unified Access Model

Legacy PAM vendors treat Standard, Just-in-Time, and Emergency break-glass access as separate products with different UIs, APIs, and approval workflows. ZenXPAM unifies all three in one workflow engine accessible through a single web portal.

Administrators configure multi-level approval chains once. Users request any access type through the same interface. Bulk approval, delegation, in-session MFA step-up, network isolation during sessions, and automatic revocation on timeout or policy violation apply consistently - reducing training time, integration cost, and operational errors.

Single workflowBulk approvalAuto-revokeNetwork isolation
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Workflow & Control Plane

Workflow, Elevation & Central Control

One workflow engine governs every path to privileged access - standing entitlements, time-bound JIT elevation and emergency break-glass - from a single console with role-based control for every stakeholder.

Unified Access Engine

One Portal · Every Elevation Path

Legacy PAM scatters Standard, JIT, and Emergency access across separate products and UIs. ZenXPAM unifies all elevation types in one workflow engine - same request form, same approval chains, same audit trail, same session broker.

Three Elevation Paths · One Workflow
Standard AccessStanding Entitlements

Pre-approved standing access for operational roles with periodic certification and least-privilege reviews.

  • Role-based entitlements with ABAC overlays
  • Certification campaigns and access reviews
  • Auto-revoke on role change or termination
Just-in-TimeTime-Bound Elevation

On-demand privileged elevation with mandatory justification, multi-level approval, and automatic expiry.

  • Configurable time windows and scope limits
  • AI-compiled intent-locked command scope
  • Auto-revoke on timeout or session end
EmergencyBreak-Glass Access

Controlled break-glass for incident response with enhanced monitoring, post-session review, and full forensic audit.

  • Expedited approval with security notification
  • Mandatory post-incident access review
  • Immutable audit chain for regulators
Central Control · Role-Based Console
AdministratorPlatform config · policies · tenants
Security OperatorLive sessions · threat response
Compliance OfficerEvidence packs · scoring
AuditorRead-only forensics · export
ApproverRequest review · scope edit
End UserRequest · connect · self-service
PEDM UserTime-bound admin elevation
Resource OwnerTarget governance · certification
Control Plane · Workflow Engine

Central Command & Orchestration

Multi-LevelApproval chains
Bulk ApproveOps at scale
DelegationOut-of-office
ITSM LinkServiceNow · Jira
Auto-RevokeTimeout · policy
Network IsoSession boundary
PEDMNon-admin elevation
CertificationAccess campaigns

Central Control Without Module Sprawl

Administrators configure approval chains, ABAC policies and vault rules once - applied consistently across Standard, JIT and Emergency paths. PEDM extends time-bound admin elevation to non-admin users with a full audit trail.

Every action flows through the same RabbitMQ event bus - request submitted, policy evaluated, approval granted, session launched, command classified, access revoked - producing an immutable chain from central control to forensic evidence.

Single workflowRole-based consoleBulk approvalPEDMAuto-revoke

Operational simplicity at enterprise scale. One console instead of three products, one request flow, and one evidence chain from policy decision through elevation to session termination.

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Workflow

The Privileged Access Lifecycle

Every privileged session follows the same governed five-stage journey - Request → Approve → Access → Monitor → Evidence. No stage is optional, no credential bypasses the vault, and nothing reaches the target an approver did not authorise.

01

Request

User submits access through the unified console - resource, account, time window and business justification. Standard, JIT and Emergency break-glass share one workflow engine. The ABAC engine evaluates the request against user, resource, network and schedule attributes, and the justification is compiled into a proposed command scope.

  • Standard
  • JIT
  • Emergency
  • ABAC
  • Intent scope
02

Approve

Multi-level, parallel and delegated approval chains route to managers, security officers and resource owners, with SLA escalation on overdue reviews. Approvers validate and edit the intent scope before the grant. Auto-approval is off by default and must be enabled server-side.

  • Multi-level
  • Scope edit
  • Delegation
  • Bulk ops
03

Access

The broker launches in-browser RDP, SSH, VNC or a published privileged application through Zenx Gateway. The vault retrieves credentials at connect time and injects them - users never see, copy or cache privileged passwords. JIT grants create an ephemeral account on the target and remove it on expiry.

  • Zenx Gateway
  • Vault inject
  • Ephemeral identity
04

Monitor

Recorded and keystroke-logged from launch. Commands are classified and risk-scored live, and the approved scope is enforced - in the kernel on Linux shell sessions, at the SQL proxy on database sessions, recorded and scored elsewhere. Operators spectate, take over, step up MFA or terminate.

  • Recording
  • Intent enforced
  • Spectate
  • Terminate
05

Evidence

Access auto-revokes on timeout or policy violation. The hash-chained audit trail, recordings, approvals and every block export as an evidence pack - a per-file SHA-256 manifest under an ES256 signature, checkable offline and mapped to the frameworks you are assessed against.

  • Hash-chained
  • ES256 signed
  • Offline verifier
  • Auto-revoke
Least Privilege by DesignStanding admin rights eliminated. JIT and emergency paths enforce time-bound, scope-locked elevation with mandatory review.
Zero Credential ExposurePasswords never reach the user device. Vault injection at broker connect time removes clipboard, screen-share, and browser-cache risk.
Independently Verifiable EvidenceEvery stage hash-chained - request, approval, session video, command classification - exported as a signed pack an auditor checks offline.
Stage 03 · Access · Secure Connection Layer
Workflow · Stage 03 · Access

Session Broker Stack

Zenx GatewayRDP · SSH · RemoteApp
Vault InjectNever shown to user
SSMS · DBeaver6 app resolvers
Web Password FillerPolicy-gated login · Beta
Multi-Tab ConsoleSSH + RDP unified
ReconciliationPost-rotation verify

Session Broker & Credential Injection

ZenXPAM brokers all privileged connections through Zenx Gateway with custom authentication and auto-login integration. The tunneling service includes six application-specific login resolvers covering Chrome, Edge, SSMS, DBeaver, PuTTY, and PgAdmin RemoteApp flows - so database admins and operators launch tools from the browser without local client installs.

Users authenticate to ZenXPAM - not to target systems. Privileged passwords are retrieved from the vault at connection time and injected automatically. This eliminates credential exposure through screen sharing, clipboard copy, browser password managers, or cached session tokens on the endpoint.

  • Web Password Filler extension for policy-gated web application login (Beta)
  • Multi-tab SSH and RDP sessions in one unified console window
  • Password reconciliation validates rotated credentials after vault updates
  • Intent-locked command scope enforced live during the session
Zero credential exposureIn-browserMulti-tab sessions6 resolvers
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Workflow · Operations

Request, Connect & Monitor

Three governed phases in one console - ITSM-linked access requests, vault-brokered in-browser sessions, and live operational oversight with sharing, takeover, and automated response. No VPN clients, no shared passwords, no blind spots.

Phase 01 · Request

ITSM · Approval · Intent

ServiceNowJira Cloud
Ticket PolicyFail-closed
Auto-Create11 event types
JITTime-bound
EmergencyBreak-glass
AI IntentScope compile
INC004521 · Approved · Live validated
✓ Manager
→
✓ Security
→
✓ DBA

Request - ITSM-Linked Governed Access

  • Submit Standard, JIT, or Emergency requests with resource, account, time window, and business justification from one unified workflow
  • Bind requests to ServiceNow or Jira tickets - live remote ticket state validation with fail-closed enforcement at request and session launch
  • Auto-create and update ITSM tickets on access, session, and security events via 11 RabbitMQ automation consumers
  • Private AI compiles justification into IntentScope patterns; multi-level approval chains with bulk operations for ops teams
ServiceNow · JiraLive validateAuto-createIntent scope
Phase 02 · Connect
Phase 02 · Connect

Vault Broker · In-Browser

Zenx GatewayRDP · SSH
Vault InjectAt connect
RemoteAppSSMS · DBeaver
Intent LockLive enforce
Recording · Keystrokes · Trust 94
RDPIn-browser
SSHTerminal
SSMSRemoteApp

Connect - Secure Brokered Session Launch

  • Launch RDP, SSH, or RemoteApp (SSMS, DBeaver, PuTTY, PgAdmin, Chrome, Edge) through Zenx Gateway - no local PAM client or VPN
  • Vault retrieves credentials at connect time and injects automatically - users authenticate to ZenXPAM only, never to target passwords
  • Full session recording and keystroke capture begin at launch; approved IntentScope enforced live on the command path
  • Multi-tab console for concurrent SSH/RDP sessions; Web Password Filler (Beta) for policy-gated web application login
Vault inject6 resolversZero credential exposure
Phase 03 · Monitor
Phase 03 · Monitor

Live · Share · Interact

Live GridConcurrent sessions
SpectatorRead-only
TakeoverInteractive
SignalRReal-time
BlockCommand deny
TerminateSession kill
ITSMAuto incident
AI SummaryPlain English
Primary · LIVEDBA · prod-db-01
SpectatorSecurity · read-only

Monitor - Live Oversight & Interactive Control

  • The Live Command Centre grid monitors concurrent sessions - keystroke log, command classification, and risk score updates via SignalR
  • Spectator mode lets supervisors, auditors, and trainers observe RDP/SSH/RemoteApp feeds read-only without keyboard or mouse control - separate audit trail
  • Authorised operators request interactive session takeover with SignalR notification to the active user - for incident response or guided support
  • Respond in real time: block commands, trigger MFA step-up, terminate sessions, or auto-create ITSM incidents on anomaly detection
Live gridSpectatorTakeoverLive response

One console - complete session lifecycle. From ticket-linked request through vault-brokered connect to live monitor, share, and respond - every action recorded, every deviation classified, every approval traceable for audit.

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Security

Security, Analytics & Identity

ZenXPAM layers vault protection, adaptive authentication, behavioural analytics, and command intelligence into a defence-in-depth model that protects privileged sessions before, during, and after elevation.

Security · Threat Detection

Live Session Intelligence

Redis EngineSub-second
KeystrokesCapture
CommandsClassify
SignalRLive dashboard
BlockAuto-response
TerminateSession kill
AlertEmail · In-app
BaselinePer-user statistical

Behavioural Analytics & Command Intelligence

The Redis-backed anomaly engine builds per-user statistical baselines of command frequency, access timing, and resource patterns - means and deviations, not trained models. Deviations - unusual commands, out-of-hours access, privilege escalation sequences, or lateral movement indicators - are detected in sub-second and pushed to a live SignalR threat dashboard for security operators.

Security teams configure allow-lists and block-lists per resource. Commands are classified in real time for data exfiltration, lateral movement, and privilege escalation risk. Configurable automated responses include in-app alerts, email notification, command blocking, MFA step-up, and immediate session termination.

Sub-second detectionCommand blockLateral movementLive dashboard
Adaptive Identity Layer
Security · Identity

MFA & PEDM Methods

TOTP · SMSAdaptive trigger
WebAuthnFIDO2 · Biometric
Device Trust30-day fingerprint
PEDMTime-bound elevation

Adaptive MFA & PEDM

Five MFA methods - TOTP, SMS, Email, Biometric, and WebAuthn/FIDO2 - are triggered by risk score rather than static policy alone. Server-side device fingerprinting with 30-day trust recognition reduces friction on known devices while maintaining strong authentication for anomalous login patterns.

Privileged Elevation and Delegation Management (PEDM) extends governance to non-admin users who need temporary elevated rights. Time-bound admin access on a strict need-to-know, need-to-do basis auto-terminates after task completion. Full audit trail maintained for every PEDM-initiated session.

Risk-based MFADevice fingerprintPEDM auditStep-up in-session
Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication & Device Trust Flow
LoginRisk ScoreMFA ChallengeDevice TrustSession
Known device + low risk → seamless access. Anomalous location or high-risk score → TOTP/WebAuthn step-up. In-session trust drop → MFA re-challenge or termination.
Device trust: 30-day enrollment · Fingerprint verified● ADAPTIVE MFA
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Operations & Ecosystem

Secrets, DevOps & Vendor Integrations

Extend privileged access governance to service accounts, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud consoles through vault APIs, agentless discovery, and your existing identity stack.

Operations · Vault & DevOps

Secrets Lifecycle

JenkinsCI/CD secrets
AnsibleAutomation
Vault REST APINon-human IDs
AES-25678 platforms

Digital Vault & DevOps Security

REST vault APIs authenticate non-human identities and automation services to fetch secrets securely - with batch operations, versioning, and immutable audit trails without embedding credentials in source code or CI/CD variables.

REST vault APISecret versioningGitOps safeImmutable audit
Cloud & Identity Ecosystem
Operations · Cloud & Discovery

Integration Targets

Active DirectoryBi-directional sync
AWS · Azure · GCPEphemeral cloud roles
DiscoveryAgentless scan
ServiceNowITSM tickets
AWS IAMJIT console
Azure ADEntra sync

Discovery, Cloud & Workflow Automation

Agentless discovery identifies shared and service accounts across infrastructure. Bidirectional AD sync auto-provisions users. JIT ephemeral roles for AWS, Azure, and GCP auto-expire - eliminating standing cloud admin privileges.

Agentless discoveryCloud JIT rolesAD syncITSM integration
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Ecosystem & Integrations

Technology & Vendor Integrations

ZenXPAM integrates with your existing identity, cloud, DevOps and security stack - bidirectional sync, SAML/OIDC federation and REST APIs, without rip-and-replace.

No Rip-and-Replace

Integrate Everything You Already Run

From Active Directory and cloud IAM to Jenkins pipelines and Splunk SIEM - ZenXPAM plugs into the tools your teams already operate every day.

Identity & Access

Federate with enterprise identity providers and sync users automatically.

  • Active Directory bi-directional sync
  • Azure AD / Entra ID · SAML / OIDC
  • Auto-provision and deprovision on role change

Cloud & Infrastructure

Govern privileged access across hybrid and multi-cloud estates.

  • AWS IAM · Azure · Google Cloud JIT roles
  • Kubernetes cluster admin governance
  • Terraform provider for IaC automation

DevOps & Automation

Secure pipeline credentials without slowing release velocity.

  • Jenkins · Ansible · GitHub Actions
  • REST Vault API for non-human identities
  • Plugin SDK for custom integrations

Security & Operations

Connect PAM events to your existing security operations workflow.

  • ServiceNow ITSM ticket sync
  • Syslog / Splunk SIEM export
  • Auto-create incidents on anomaly detection
Supported Platforms & Partners
Active Directory
Azure AD / Entra
AWS IAM
Google Cloud
Kubernetes
ServiceNow
SAML / OIDC
Jenkins
Ansible
Terraform
Syslog / SIEM
REST / Plugin SDK

Built for enterprise heterogeneity. Deploy ZenXPAM alongside the stack you already run - unified privileged access governance without replacing identity, cloud or ITSM investments.

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Technology

Cloud-Native Architecture

Seventeen independent microservices with event-driven communication, per-service PostgreSQL databases, and horizontal scaling - engineered for enterprise resilience, not retrofitted from a monolithic codebase.

Engineering Excellence

Built Cloud-Native From Day One

.NET 8 microservices, React 19 frontend, Ollama private AI, and Zenx Gateway session broker - deploy on Docker Compose, Kubernetes, or bare-metal VM layouts with the same architecture.

PresentationReact 19 · REST API · Browser Plugin · Terraform
Core PAM17 µservices · YARP GW · ABAC · Vault · Audit
Data PlanePostgreSQL 16 · Redis 7 · RabbitMQ 3.13
AI & AccessOllama LLM · Zenx Gateway · Local models
LayerTechnology & Capabilities
FrontendReact 19 · TypeScript 5.7 · Unified RBAC web console for Admin, Security, Compliance, Auditor, Approver, and End User personas
Backend.NET 8 · 17 microservices · YARP API Gateway · RabbitMQ + MassTransit event bus · Polly circuit breakers
DataPostgreSQL 16 per-service databases · Redis 7 distributed cache · Tenant-isolated JWT licensing
Remote AccessZenx Gateway · Credential injection · Web Connector · Six per-app login resolvers
AI / MLOllama local LLM · Local models inside your deployment, with a local provider enforced in production
DeployDocker Compose · Kubernetes + Helm · GitHub Actions · CodeQL · Trivy · Gitleaks
React .NET PostgreSQL Docker Kubernetes RabbitMQ Redis Terraform Ollama Zenx Gateway

Deploy anywhere your industry demands. Financial services run ZenXPAM on-premises for SOX compliance. Healthcare keeps PHI on-site for HIPAA. Government runs the whole stack inside its own network with no vendor-cloud dependency. Technology teams scale the app tier on Kubernetes while vault and AI stay in the datacenter.

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Compliance

Audit-Ready in Minutes, Not Weeks

ZenXPAM automates evidence collection for eight seeded frameworks - SOC 2 Type II, SOX, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, HIPAA, PCI DSS v4.0, GDPR, NIST CSF 2.0 and DORA - reducing audit prep from weeks to hours. Compliance is supported and evidence-mapped; ZenXPAM holds no formal certification today.

Compliance · Evidence Automation

One-Click Audit Packs

HIPAAPHI controls
SOC 2TSC mapping
PCI-DSSCDE access
ISO 27001Annex A

Automated Compliance & Evidence Packs

Continuous automated checks across eight frameworks produce a per-framework score with drill-down to the individual control, alongside control exceptions, policy drift and segregation-of-duties resolvers. One-click evidence packs export session logs, approvals, recordings, and policy configs organized by framework requirement.

Per-framework scoringViolation detectionSigned export bundlesRemediation plans
Forensic Audit Chain
Compliance · Audit Intelligence

Immutable Forensic Chain

VideoSession recording
KeystrokesFull capture
ApprovalsChain of custody
AI QueryNatural language
CommandsClassified
JustificationBusiness intent
TimelineForensic replay
GDPRDSR ready

Hash-Chained Audit Trails & Offline Verification

Every session is captured in text and video with chain-of-custody verification. Commands, keystrokes and approvals are mapped to users and business justifications - an unbroken, hash-chained forensic record from request to termination.

Evidence packs export with a per-file SHA-256 manifest under an ES256 signature and an offline verifier, so an auditor can confirm the pack is intact without access to, or trust in, the platform.

Hash-chainedES256 signedOffline verifierVideo forensics

Eight Seeded Frameworks at a Glance - one control mapped to named clauses in several at once

HIPAAPHI access controls, session recording, and breach investigation forensics.
SOC 2Continuous Trust Services Criteria scoring with exportable evidence bundles.
PCI-DSSVault injection, MFA step-up, and in-session enforcement for CDE access.
GDPROn-premises AI keeps EU data in jurisdiction. NL audit queries for DSR response.
ISO 27001Access certification campaigns, policy simulation, and remediation tracking for the ISMS.
SOXIT general controls, segregation-of-duties resolvers, and privileged change evidence.
NIST CSF 2.0Control mappings across Identify, Protect and Detect for privileged access.
DORAICT third-party and privileged operational resilience evidence for EU financial entities.
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Architecture

Cloud-Native Product Architecture

Seventeen microservices across presentation, core PAM, and infrastructure layers - connected by RabbitMQ with per-service PostgreSQL and YARP API Gateway routing.

Layer 01 · Presentation

Unified Access Surfaces

Web ConsoleReact 19 · role-based
REST API50+ gateway routes
Browser PluginPolicy-gated web login · Beta
TerraformInfrastructure-as-code

Presentation Layer - One Console, Every Persona

React 19 console for Admin, Security, Compliance, Auditor, Approver, and End User - permission-gated navigation with unified JIT, emergency, and standard access in one UI.

Role-based UIWeb Password Filler · BetaREST + Terraform
YARP API Gateway · Event Bus
Layer 02 · Core Services

17 Microservices · Domain-Driven

IdentityAuth · MFA · SSO
AccessJIT · Emergency
PolicyABAC · AI rules
SecurityThreat · Risk scoring
VaultSecrets · Rotation
AuditLogs · Recording
WorkflowApprovals
ComplianceFrameworks
ResourceDiscovery
IntegrationAD · Cloud
TunnelingZenx Gateway
AI ServiceOllama · 8 domains

Core PAM Services - Independently Scalable

Each microservice owns PostgreSQL 16 and communicates via RabbitMQ. YARP Gateway centralizes JWT validation and routing. Identity, Access, Policy, Security, Vault, and Audit scale horizontally without exposing internal endpoints.

.NET 8YARP GatewayRabbitMQPer-service DB
Infrastructure & Data Plane
Layer 03 · Infrastructure

Deploy Anywhere - On-Prem · Hybrid · K8s

PostgreSQL 16Per-service isolation
Redis 7Cache · anomaly engine
RabbitMQEvent-driven bus
Zenx GatewayRemoteApp broker
Ollama LLMLocal models
Docker · K8sHelm · Compose

Infrastructure Layer - Enterprise Resilience

Deploy via Docker Compose or Kubernetes with Helm. PostgreSQL per-service isolation, Redis for real-time analytics, Zenx Gateway for RDP/SSH/RemoteApp, and Ollama for all eight AI domains, running inside your own deployment.

No vendor-cloud dependencyGitHub Actions CI/CDCodeQL · Trivy
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Deployment · On-Premises

On-Premises Deployment Architecture

Full platform inside your data centre - every microservice, database, session recording, and Ollama AI instance on infrastructure you control.

Tier 01 · Edge & Access

User Entry Point

HTTPS 443 / 5000API Gateway · NGINX
Web ConsoleLAN · VPN · MFA
Active DirectoryOn-prem LDAP · SSO
No Cloud DependencyIsolated install documented

Edge Layer - Your Network, Your Perimeter

HTTPS via API Gateway inside your datacenter. React console and REST APIs federate with on-premises Active Directory. Single-server Docker Compose for PoC; 3-VM production for 50–750 users.

Single-server PoC3-VM productionUbuntu · RHEL
Internal Service Mesh · zenxsys-network
Tier 02 · Application & Data

3-Server Production Layout

VM 1 · pam-appFrontend · Gateway · 17 µservices
VM 2 · pam-dbPostgreSQL · Ollama AI
VM 3 · pam-sessionZenx Gateway · Agents
Ollama LLMLocal models
Redis 7Cache · anomaly
RabbitMQEvent bus
Per-Service DBsPer-service isolation
Password Rotation78 platforms

Application & Data Tier - Segregated by Role

App VM: Gateway, frontend, the 17 microservices, Redis and RabbitMQ. DB VM: PostgreSQL with a database per service, plus the local AI runtime. Session VM: Zenx Gateway, discovery agents for privileged connections.

17 microservicesPer-service DBPrivate AIRPO 24h
Session & Target Infrastructure
Tier 03 · Session & Targets

On-Prem Target Connectivity

Zenx GatewayRDP · SSH · RemoteApp
Docker Composeservices/ layout
Local BackupsPG dump · recordings
SIEM ForwardSyslog · Splunk

Session Plane - Privileged Access to Internal Assets

Zenx Gateway brokers RDP, SSH, and RemoteApp with vault injection at connect time - users never see privileged passwords. Recordings and keystroke logs persist locally. Discovery agents scan the LAN without cloud connectivity.

Isolated networkLocal recordings16 GB min RAM
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Deployment · Hybrid

Hybrid Deployment Architecture

On-premises control plane with cloud target reach - unified policy and audit while sensitive data and AI stay inside your network.

Zone 01 · On-Prem Control Plane

Data Sovereignty Core

Ollama AIStays on-prem
PostgreSQLAudit · vault · policy
17 Microservices.NET 8 · YARP GW
Stays LocalAI · audit · sessions

Control Plane - Policy & Audit Stay Home

Policy engine, vault, audit store, compliance scoring, and Ollama AI remain in your datacenter. Hybrid Docker binds DB/Redis to localhost; host-network services reach LAN peers via Docker gateway - data residency for HIPAA and GDPR satisfied.

Data residencyHybrid DockerHost + bridge
Unified Identity · Cross-Environment Policy
Zone 02 · Hybrid Targets

On-Prem + Multi-Cloud Reach

Active DirectoryBi-directional sync
AWS IAMJIT console roles
Azure EntraCloud admin JIT
Google CloudEphemeral access
On-Prem ServersRDP · SSH · DB
KubernetesCluster admin
ServiceNowITSM tickets
DiscoveryLAN + cloud scan
AWS ConsoleTime-bound roles
Azure PortalAuto-expire

Hybrid Targets - One Policy, Every Environment

Policies defined once govern on-prem sessions via Zenx Gateway and cloud consoles via JIT ephemeral IAM roles in AWS, Azure, and GCP. AD sync, agentless discovery, and ServiceNow ITSM integration - no rip-and-replace.

Cloud JIT rolesAD federationMulti-cloud
Cross-Environment Session Broker
Zone 03 · Hybrid Operations

Secure Cross-Boundary Access

Session BrokerOn-prem + cloud
K8s · HelmScale app tier
TerraformHybrid IaC
CI/CD VaultPipeline secrets

Operations Layer - Bridge Without Compromise

Session broker routes on-prem connections via Session VM and cloud access via integration services - same approval workflow, recording policy, and risk scoring. Scale app tier with K8s; forward unified audit to Splunk or Syslog.

Unified auditK8s app tierEphemeral cloud creds
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Deep Capabilities

AI Policy Studio & Session Command Center

Beyond vaulting and recording - ZenXPAM closes the policy gap and the visibility gap that legacy PAM leaves open. Generate enforceable ABAC policies in minutes and monitor privileged sessions live with forensic-grade intelligence.

Govern · AI Policy Studio

Natural Language → ABAC

NLP InputPlain English rules
ABAC OutputAttributes + context
SimulationHistorical test
OllamaOn-premises AI
CoverageGap analysis
ScoringEffectiveness %
ImportLegacy rule convert
OptimizeAI refinements

AI-Powered Policy Generation & Simulation

Administrators describe access intent in natural language - for example: "Allow database admins to access production PostgreSQL only during business hours from the corporate network." Private Ollama AI converts this into a complete ABAC policy with user attributes, resource attributes, time constraints, and network context - ready for approver review.

Before enforcement, policies run in simulation mode against historical access patterns to measure coverage, false positives, and violations. AI suggests refinements based on effectiveness scoring and uncovered user/resource combinations - reducing enterprise policy projects from weeks to minutes with higher accuracy than manual rule authoring.

NLP → ABACPolicy simulationCoverage analysisRuns locally
Intent Lock · Live Enforcement
Monitor · Session Command Center

Full-Stack Session Intelligence

Live OversightSpectate · take control
Spectator ModeNon-intrusive watch
Keystroke LogFull audit trail
AI SummaryPlain-English replay
MonitorIntent rollout
WarnStep-up MFA
StrictBlock · terminate
ForensicTimeline replay

Live Monitoring, Intent Enforcement & Forensics

Security operators join live privileged sessions in spectator mode - watching RDP, SSH, and RemoteApp activity without interfering with the user. Every keystroke and command is captured, risk-scored, and classified for data exfiltration, lateral movement, and privilege escalation.

Intent-locked JIT sessions enforce approver-validated command scope in real time through deterministic pattern matching - with graduated Monitor, Warn, and Strict rollout modes. When a session ends, forensic timeline replay reconstructs activity from audit logs and video recordings. AI summarization presents session events in plain English for compliance and incident review.

Live oversightCommand classificationIntent enforcementVideo forensics
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Enterprise Scale

Production HA & Platform Resilience

From pilot single-server deployments to five-, six-, and eight-VM enterprise layouts with database replication, jump servers, and observability built in - ZenXPAM scales with your user base without sacrificing data sovereignty or session integrity.

Deployment · 5–8 Server HA

Enterprise Production Layouts

VM 1 · AppGateway · µservices
VM 2 · DB PrimaryPostgreSQL 16
VM 4 · DB ReplicaStreaming replication
VM 3 · SessionZenx Gateway
VM 5 · JumpUbuntu bastion
VM 6 · Win JumpDomain RDP path
VM 7 · DataRedis · RabbitMQ
VM 8 · GPU AIDedicated Ollama

High Availability & Bastion Architecture

The standard five-server layout separates Application, Database Primary, Session, Database Replica with HA monitoring, and an Ubuntu jump server for privileged path isolation - supporting 50–750+ named users with RPO of 24 hours and RTO of 2–4 hours on the basic tier. PostgreSQL streaming replication enables automated failover monitoring without exposing databases to the public network.

Six-server variants add a Windows jump server for domain-joined RDP and WinRM paths, or offload Redis and RabbitMQ to a dedicated data node for advanced tier deployments. Eight-server enterprise layouts add a GPU-equipped AI node for high-throughput Ollama inference - keeping private AI performant at scale while session recording, vault, and audit data remain on-premises.

DB replicationJump servers750+ usersstandard · advanced tiers
Observability · Security Hardening
Platform · Resilience Stack

Built for Production Operations

OpenTelemetryDistributed traces
TLS 1.2+PG · Redis · RMQ
PollyCircuit breakers
SIEM ExportSplunk · Syslog
AES-256-CBCVault encryption
Helm · K8sHorizontal scale

Observability, Encryption & Day-2 Operations

OpenTelemetry distributed tracing and Prometheus metrics span all seventeen microservices. Structured Serilog logging provides searchable audit and operational logs. Polly circuit breakers with exponential backoff protect against transient failures across the event bus and external integrations - so a single service degradation does not cascade into platform outage.

Production TLS overlays enforce encrypted PostgreSQL, Redis, and RabbitMQ connections with CA-validated certificates. AES-256 vault encryption with a documented key-rotation runbook. GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines run CodeQL SAST, Trivy container scanning, and Gitleaks secret detection on every build - delivering enterprise-grade security hygiene from development through deployment.

OpenTelemetryTLS enforcedCodeQL · TrivySecret versioning
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Innovation Roadmap

Future Vision · 2026–2028

ZenXPAM leads today in private AI, in-session threat detection, and agentless browser PAM. Our roadmap closes the remaining enterprise gaps - cloud entitlement governance, DevOps secrets, machine identity, and post-quantum cryptography - while deepening enforcement and compliance leadership through 2028.

Building the PAM Platform Enterprise Buyers Expect by 2028

Three years of investment - CIEM, DevOps secrets, hybrid post-quantum TLS, and machine identity - closing the remaining enterprise capability gaps.

2026 Foundation & Critical Gaps

CIEM · DevOps secrets · Service accounts · PQC edge canary

2027 Enterprise Completeness

Internal mTLS · K8s vault · Passwordless · SaaS PAM

2028 Predictive & Autonomous

PTA · Shadow discovery · Full PQC hardening

Security · Post-Quantum Cryptography

Hybrid TLS at the Edge

Harvest-NowDecrypt-later defense
ML-KEM HybridClassical fallback
Edge Canarynginx · OpenSSL 3.5+
Validated RollbackIndependent of app code
X25519MLKEM768
Phase 1External edge
Phase 2Internal mTLS
Toolingvalidate-pqc-tls

Post-Quantum Cryptography - Hybrid TLS at the Edge

Hybrid post-quantum TLS at the external edge first - X25519MLKEM768 (ML-KEM + X25519) with fallback to classical ciphers during canary rollout. Phase 2 extends to internal mTLS and Kubernetes ingress after edge validation.

nginx canaryOpenSSL 3.5+TLS 1.3 hybridInternal mTLS Phase 2
2026 · Critical Enterprise Gaps
Q2–Q3 2026 · Critical

CIEM - Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management

Cloud-native permission discovery and governance across AWS IAM, Azure Entra, and GCP IAM - the #1 cloud security buyer priority in 2026.

  • Over-provisioned role detection across AWS, Azure, GCP
  • Cross-cloud access path mapping and certification campaigns
  • Least-privilege recommendations with remediation workflows
Q2–Q3 2026 · Critical

DevOps & CI/CD Secrets Pipeline

Native pipeline integration beyond REST vault APIs - meeting DevSecOps teams where they work.

  • Ephemeral credentials auto-expiring after pipeline runs
  • GitHub Actions · GitLab CI · Jenkins integrations
  • Pre-commit scanning and full pipeline audit trail
2026 · High Priority

Service Account Governance

Complete non-human identity lifecycle - closing the #1 finding in SOX and HIPAA audits.

  • Creation → approval → rotation → deprovisioning workflows
  • Dormancy detection and shadow account discovery
  • Entitlement certification for service accounts
2026 · High Priority

Secrets Sprawl Detection

Find and remediate hardcoded credentials before attackers do.

  • Git repository and config file scanning
  • GitHub/GitLab PR webhook integration
  • Auto-vault remediation with owner notification
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Innovation Roadmap

Horizon · 2027–2028

Internal mTLS, K8s-native vault, passwordless access, SaaS admin PAM, and predictive threat analytics - completing the enterprise platform by 2028.

2026 Foundation

CIEM · DevOps · Service accounts · PQC edge

2027 Enterprise Completeness

Internal mTLS · K8s vault · Passwordless · SaaS PAM

2028 Predictive & Autonomous

PTA · Shadow discovery · Full PQC hardening

2027 · Enterprise Completeness
2026–2027 · Security · PQC Phase 2

Internal mTLS & Full PQC Hardening

Extend hybrid PQC to internal service mesh and Kubernetes ingress after edge canary stability.

  • Internal HTTPS/mTLS overlay for microservices
  • Kubernetes ingress hybrid group support
  • PQC release evidence for all client paths
2027 · Cloud-Native

Kubernetes-Native Secrets & Machine Identity

Govern non-human identities with the same rigour as privileged users.

  • Vault Agent sidecar injection for pods
  • Sealed Secrets and GitOps integration
  • mTLS certificate lifecycle and auto-renewal
2027 · Access Evolution

Passwordless & SaaS Admin PAM

Extend beyond server PAM - zero-password, zero-client.

  • Certificate-based SSH and RDP per session
  • SaaS admin governance (Salesforce, GitHub, Okta)
  • Browser isolation and entitlement discovery
2027–2028 · Analytics

Privileged Threat Analytics & Shadow Discovery

Predictive risk and complete account visibility.

  • Historical risk trending and peer-group analysis
  • Predictive violation scoring from historical access data
  • Shadow account discovery from target audit logs
Leadership Today · Platform Tomorrow

Where We Lead Today

  • Private on-premises AI - runs on local models inside your deployment
  • In-session threat detection & intent enforcement
  • Multi-factor risk-based access control · agentless browser access
  • Hybrid PQC TLS canary at the edge

What 2028 Delivers

  • CIEM across AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • DevOps-native secrets & pipeline audit
  • Full internal mTLS with PQC hardening
  • K8s vault, passwordless access & PTA

ZenXPAM is the intelligent control plane for privileged access in the AI era. Deploy on-premises, hybrid or on Kubernetes - your data in your network, your AI on your infrastructure, and evidence your auditor can verify without trusting the platform. ZenXPAM's trajectory extends beyond PAM into an AI-powered enterprise identity, access, security and infrastructure operations platform. Partner with Zenxsys today.

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Let's Secure Your
Privileged Access

Zenxsys is an enterprise information security provider specializing in Privileged Access Management and continuous risk assessment. Our mission - Innovate, Analyze, Cognify - helps organizations predict threats, protect privileged access, and prevent breaches across financial services, healthcare, government, and technology.

Deploy on-premises, hybrid cloud, or Kubernetes - with your data in your network, your AI on your infrastructure, hybrid post-quantum TLS at the edge, and auditors satisfied with one-click evidence packs. Our 2026–2028 roadmap delivers CIEM, DevOps secrets, service account governance, and full PQC hardening.

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