Centralizing Secure Identity Access with Rocket^® Secure Host Access 

Company

Industry: Government

This IT provider supports some U.S. federal government systems by processing data for various agencies and external partners. For over 20 years, they have used IBM^® and Unisys^® mainframes to ensure national operational continuity and secure access for collaborators.

Challenge

The organization urgently needed to update access protocols for thousands of users across unmanaged external hardware to comply with strict federal mandates.

To comply with new ICAM policies for a zero-trust environment, the organization needed to replace its vulnerable password-based system with Personal Identity Verification and Common Access Cards. The challenge was updating access for thousands of users on unmanaged external hardware while also addressing their cumbersome and expensive internal infrastructure of 50 physical servers.

Solution

The provider implemented Rocket Secure Host Access to centralize control and integrate modern authentication standards seamlessly.

Working with Rocket Software, the organization implemented Rocket Secure Host Access. This platform centralized control by enabling modern authentication standards like OIDC and SAML, allowing for secure integration with existing identity management systems. From a single console, administrators could now manage clients, apply security controls, and enforce session lockdowns. To ensure continuous uptime, the solution was deployed across three data centers.

Results

The provider achieved full federal compliance, strengthened data security, and reduced its server infrastructure by 90%.

With Rocket Secure Host Access, the provider met strict federal authentication deadlines and simplified its complex IT landscape. They reduced their server count by 90% - from 50 physical servers to just five nodes - significantly cutting overhead. This move ensured full FIPS compliance through robust ICAM workflows and strengthened security against insider threats. The new centralized system also hid host IPs, disabled risky macros, and guaranteed uptime for critical government operations.

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