CredGuard is a cloud-native LAPS alternative. It rotates local admin passwords on schedule, encrypts and stores them securely, and provides password reveal with a full audit trail. No Active Directory required.
Automatic local admin password rotation with encrypted storage, on-demand reveal, and complete audit trail. No AD schema extensions needed.
CredGuard rotates local admin passwords on a configurable schedule (default: every 30 days). Each machine gets a unique, randomly generated password that meets your complexity requirements.
Passwords are encrypted before transmission and stored securely. Only authorized console users can reveal passwords, and every reveal is logged with who, when, and from where.
Need to log into a machine? Click "Reveal" in the console to see the current password. The reveal is audit-logged with your identity, timestamp, and IP address for compliance.
Every password rotation and every reveal is recorded with timestamp, user identity, and machine details. Export audit logs for SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI DSS compliance.
Set rotation frequency, password length, complexity requirements, and which local accounts to manage. Different organizations can have different policies.
Unlike Microsoft LAPS, CredGuard doesn't require Active Directory, schema extensions, or Group Policy. It works on standalone machines, workgroup endpoints, and Azure AD-joined devices.
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On schedule, the agent generates a strong random password, changes the local admin account, encrypts the new password, and reports it to CredGuard securely.
When you need local admin access, click "Reveal" in the console. The password is shown once, the reveal is audit-logged, and you can optionally trigger an immediate rotation afterward.
Stop sharing a single local admin password across all client machines. CredGuard gives each machine a unique password, rotated automatically, with a secure reveal process for your technicians.
Microsoft LAPS requires AD and schema extensions. CredGuard is cloud-native and works on any Windows machine: workgroup, standalone, or Azure AD-joined. No infrastructure changes needed.
Shared local admin passwords are a compliance finding in every audit. CredGuard provides unique, rotated passwords with a complete audit trail of every rotation and every reveal.
When every machine has the same local admin password, compromising one machine compromises them all. CredGuard eliminates this risk with unique passwords per machine, rotated regularly.
After a breach, you need to rotate every local admin password immediately. CredGuard can trigger an emergency rotation across your entire fleet from the console with one click.
Moving to the cloud? CredGuard replaces on-premises LAPS with a cloud-native solution. No AD dependency, no schema extensions, no PowerShell modules to maintain.
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Microsoft LAPS requires Active Directory, schema extensions, and Group Policy. CredGuard is cloud-native: no AD required, no schema changes, works on workgroup machines and Azure AD-joined devices. It also provides a web console for password reveal instead of requiring PowerShell.
Passwords are encrypted by the agent before transmission and stored encrypted in the CredGuard database. Only authorized console users with valid session tokens can request a password reveal, and every reveal is audit-logged.
The agent only changes the local password after successfully reporting the new password to CredGuard. If the server is unreachable, the rotation is deferred until the next successful check-in, ensuring you never lose access to a machine.
Yes. You can trigger an on-demand rotation for any machine or across your entire fleet from the CredGuard console. The agent will rotate the password on its next check-in.
By default, CredGuard manages the built-in Administrator account. You can configure it to manage additional local accounts by specifying account names in the policy settings.
CredGuard works on Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2016 and later. The agent runs as a lightweight Windows service with local admin privileges to perform password changes.
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