Eviden

Eviden is a company of the Atos Group and bundles core competencies in digital transformation, cloud, cybersecurity, big data and advanced computing. Within the identity and access management space, Evidian in particular is relevant. Evidian is Eviden's IAM offering and includes solutions for enterprise single sign-on, strong authentication, web access management, identity governance, analytics, password processes and cloud-based identity services.

Evidian solutions have been used for many years in security-critical enterprise environments. The portfolio is particularly strong in organizations where many different applications, shared workstations, legacy systems or especially high security requirements come together. These include healthcare, financial services, energy supply, public administration, industry, retail and other critical operating environments.

Eviden's IAM portfolio continues to be marketed under the Evidian brand. Evidian includes several modular solutions for identity & access management, authentication, single sign-on, web access management, identity governance, analytics and high availability. Evidian itself describes the portfolio as an offering that covers everything related to identity & access management – from application access to authorization and federation through to reporting and high availability.

Currently relevant products include in particular Evidian Enterprise Single Sign-On, Evidian Authentication Manager, Evidian Web Access Manager, Evidian Identity Governance and Administration, Evidian Analytics, Evidian Self Service Password Reset, SafeKit, and Evidian Orbion as a cloud-based Identity-as-a-Service solution.

In projects, IPG focuses primarily on Evidian Enterprise Single Sign-On and Evidian Authentication Manager. These solutions are especially relevant when companies want to simplify login processes, reduce password problems, introduce strong authentication and make application access traceable.

• Evidian Enterprise Single Sign-On – simple access to many applications

Evidian Enterprise Single Sign-On enables users to securely access legacy and web applications on PCs and mobile devices without having to repeatedly enter passwords. The solution automates login processes and ensures that users can access their authorized applications after successful authentication. Evidian describes Enterprise Single Sign-On as a solution for secure access to legacy and web applications with SSO.

Especially in organizations with many specialized applications, legacy systems or virtual work environments, Enterprise SSO significantly reduces operational complexity. Login times are shortened, password friction is reduced, and helpdesk effort caused by forgotten or incorrectly entered passwords can be lowered. Evidian describes Enterprise SSO as a solution for secure, simple and automatic login to specialized applications.

• Evidian Authentication Manager – multi-factor and passwordless authentication

Evidian Authentication Manager helps companies implement strong authentication across different methods. Evidian describes the solution as enterprise-wide multi-factor and passwordless authentication for Windows PCs.

Authentication Manager is especially relevant where different user groups have different authentication requirements. In clinics, control centers, branch offices, production environments or public institutions, access scenarios can vary greatly. The solution helps manage these requirements centrally while still keeping them practical to implement.

An important advantage lies in fast user switching. In environments with shared workstations, users can authenticate quickly and securely access their applications. This is especially valuable in clinics, control centers, industrial facilities or service environments.

• Evidian Web Access Manager – web SSO, MFA and identity federation

Evidian Web Access Manager serves as an interface for web applications and supports single sign-on, multi-factor authentication and identity federation. This allows companies to centrally control access to web-based applications and implement modern authentication and federation scenarios.

The solution is especially relevant for organizations that want to secure internal web applications, external portals, cloud services or hybrid access scenarios. This makes it possible to better combine usability and access security.

• Evidian Identity Governance and Administration – governance for user rights and access

Evidian Identity Governance and Administration helps companies manage user rights and access to applications. The focus is on controlling authorization, access and permissions across the organization.

This allows Evidian to complement classic SSO and authentication scenarios with governance and control functions. Companies can better track, review and align permissions with compliance requirements.

These functions are especially relevant for identity governance & administration, access reviews and recertifications.

• Evidian Analytics – reporting and monitoring for compliance

Evidian Analytics supports monitoring and reporting in the IAM environment. Evidian describes the solution as a tool for monitoring and powerful reporting to support compliance with legal requirements.

This is especially important for companies with regulatory requirements. Analytics functions help evaluate access data, detect anomalies and prepare compliance-relevant information.

• Evidian Self Service Password Reset – relieving password processes

Evidian Self Service Password Reset enables Windows passwords to be reset online and offline. This allows companies to reduce helpdesk effort while giving users a faster solution to password problems.

Especially in large organizations or environments with many shift-based workstations, self-service functions can noticeably relieve IT and improve usability.

• SafeKit – high availability for critical applications

SafeKit is high-availability software for critical applications. It is relevant within the Evidian portfolio whenever IAM components or other business-critical applications need to be operated with particularly high fail-safety.

For organizations with high availability requirements, such as in healthcare, control centers, the financial sector or critical infrastructure, SafeKit can be an important building block for stable operating models.

• Evidian Orbion – Identity as a Service for hybrid environments

Evidian Orbion is Eviden's cloud-based, next-generation solution for identity & access management. Eviden announced Orbion in November 2024 as an Identity-as-a-Service solution. Orbion combines identity governance and administration, access management and privileged access management in an as-a-service solution designed specifically for hybrid environments.

Evidian describes Orbion as a ready-to-use, SaaS-based IAM solution that lets companies adopt an identity-centric security approach and benefit from scalability as well as flexible pricing.

Evidian is especially well suited for organizations that need to combine many applications, critical workstations and high security requirements. Using Enterprise Single Sign-On makes particular sense where employees work with numerous applications every day and repeated logins lead to lost time, password problems or insecure workarounds.

Typical deployment environments include clinics, control centers for critical infrastructure, branch and gas station environments, financial institutions, public institutions, production areas and companies with many legacy applications. Especially with shared workstations, fast and secure user switching is critical. Evidian Enterprise Single Sign-On and Authentication Manager support such scenarios through automated login, strong authentication and centralized policy control.

Evidian can also be used effectively in Citrix, Windows, cloud and hybrid infrastructures. The solutions integrate into existing IT landscapes and help better combine usability and access security.

In regulated industries, companies must ensure that access to applications, systems and data is controlled, traceable and auditable. At the same time, security mechanisms must not unnecessarily hinder operational processes, especially in areas with high time pressure or shared workstations.

Evidian supports these requirements through Enterprise Single Sign-On, strong authentication, web access management, identity governance, analytics and audit functionality. Access can be logged, security policies enforced and login processes standardized. This makes it easier to meet compliance requirements without placing unnecessary burden on users.

This is especially relevant for companies with requirements arising from DORA, NIS2, ISO 27001 or industry-specific security guidelines.

Evidian stands out through its strong position in enterprise single sign-on and strong authentication for complex, practice-oriented work environments. While many modern IAM solutions primarily address cloud SSO or classic identity governance scenarios, Evidian is especially strong where local applications, legacy systems, virtual desktops, shared workstations and high security requirements come together.

A key differentiator lies in its proximity to the workplace. Evidian supports access not only to modern web or cloud applications, but also to classic specialized applications, Windows environments and specialized systems. This makes the solution especially suitable for organizations that need to keep running existing applications while still requiring modern authentication and access concepts.

Another advantage is the combination of Enterprise Single Sign-On and Authentication Manager. Companies can simplify login processes while implementing strong authentication at the same time. This creates a practical approach that combines security and usability. This combination is especially relevant in clinics, control centers, production environments or branch organizations, as it supports fast switching, shared workstations and auditable access.

With Evidian Orbion, Eviden is also demonstrating that the portfolio is being further developed toward cloud-based IAM and IDaaS models. This allows companies to combine existing Evidian expertise with modern requirements for hybrid environments, governance and privileged access.

Licensing of Evidian solutions is modular, based on scope of functionality and use case. Modules such as Enterprise Single Sign-On, Authentication Manager, Web Access Manager, Identity Governance and Administration, Analytics or Orbion typically play a role.

Depending on the solution, licensing is based on the number of users, workstations or functional areas to be managed. This makes it possible to address both smaller environments and large enterprise scenarios.

IPG helps companies assess the required scope of functionality, evaluate existing licensing situations and develop a suitable target model for deployment, operation and further development.

Evidian solutions can be integrated into classic, hybrid and cloud-based IT landscapes. Enterprise Single Sign-On, Authentication Manager, Web Access Manager and other classic Evidian products are especially well suited for companies with Windows, Citrix, legacy, cloud and hybrid environments.

With Evidian Orbion, Eviden additionally offers a SaaS-based Identity-as-a-Service solution for modern IAM requirements. Orbion was developed specifically for hybrid environments and combines cloud-based deployment with functions for access management, identity governance and privileged access management.

IPG has been a certified partner of Eviden, respectively of the Evidian solutions, since 2015 and has extensive project experience in the area of Enterprise Single Sign-On. IPG supports customers from planning through implementation to operation – including adaptation to complex application landscapes and regulatory requirements.

Our experts know the technical details of the Evidian solutions and bring best practices for industries such as financial services, energy supply and especially healthcare. The partnership is characterized by many years of collaboration, continuous training and successful joint projects.

IPG has successfully implemented Evidian Enterprise Single Sign-On solutions in organizations with tens of thousands of workstations – often in highly sensitive and regulated environments. The results are optimized workflows, reduced login times and complete traceability for audits.

Projects frequently focus on Enterprise Single Sign-On, strong authentication, fast user switching, integration of legacy applications, Citrix environments, shared workstations and auditable access scenarios.

Would you like to bring usability and security into balance? With Evidian Enterprise Single Sign-On, Authentication Manager and IPG, this is achieved without compromise.

IPG supports you with consulting, architecture, implementation, integration and operation of modern Evidian solutions. Contact us for individual consulting, a product demo or a proof of concept.