Item: IBM Security Verify
Rating: 6
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use IBM Security Verify A to centralize our authentication for our knowledge workers. Making use of SAML/OIDC we provide an authentication framework for our in-house developed applications and cloud applications. We also use the Webseal Reverse Proxy as a pre-authentication enforcement point. The flexibility of IBM Security Verify also allows us to provide 2FA for RDS flows.

Pros and Cons

Customization of all components
SSO

Documentation and training for newer users is lacking
Support can be slow

Return on Investment

High operational costs
Extensive training for employees
Performant environment when it works

Reliability and Availability

We experienced a lot of issues during the upgrades we performed. Newer versions are likely to contain issues and we recommend waiting for the fix packs. Our production environment has been stable and received 0 on calls so far.

Product Configurability

There is a lot of configuration you can do. If a feature is not available in ISAM you are able to develop it yourself. The framework it provides is extensive and there are lots of possibilities. This does bring more complexity and less user-friendliness.

Key Insights

Do you think IBM Security Verify delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with IBM Security Verify's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM Security Verify live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of IBM Security Verify go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy IBM Security Verify again?

Yes

Other Software Used

IBM Security QRadar, Rapid7 InsightVM (Nexpose), The Okta Identity Cloud

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM Security Verify is well suited in an environment where you need full control. The flexibility does come at the cost of user-friendliness and has a steep learning curve to start working with it. It is a powerful product but hard to master.

Powerful but hard to master

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Security Verify