The EU password manager for NIS2 compliance

Organizations affected by NIS2 need stronger control over access to critical systems, clearer accountability, and more resilient security processes. Passwork is designed to support these needs in environments where security, control, and auditability matter.

Why organizations choose Passwork for NIS2-related initiatives:

• • Self-hosted architecture for full data sovereignty
• • Granular permissions for users, groups, vaults, and folders
• • Secure sharing of credentials without uncontrolled spreadsheets or chat messages
• • Support for enterprise authentication methods such as LDAP, AD, Azure AD, and SAML SSO
• • Logging and monitoring capabilities for investigations and internal audits
• • Scalable deployment options for growing and distributed teams

Yes. Passwork helps organizations enforce structured access control by assigning permissions based on roles, teams, vaults, and folders, instead of relying on informal credential sharing.

Access control capabilities include:

• • Role-based access management
• • Granular permissions at vault and folder level
• • Group-based provisioning through LDAP integration
• • Separation of administrative responsibilities
• • Controlled access to shared credentials
• • Fast revocation of access when employees change roles or leave the organization

This helps reduce excessive access and supports the principle of controlled access to critical assets.

Passwork provides activity logging and administrative visibility that help organizations investigate incidents, review user actions, and demonstrate internal control over credential access.

Audit-related capabilities:

• • Logging of user and administrative actions
• • Visibility into credential access and management events
• • Support for internal reviews and security investigations
• • Historical records that help identify misuse, policy violations, or unusual activity

For NIS2-focused organizations, this is important because accountability and traceability are central to effective security governance.

Passwork integrates with common enterprise identity systems to align password access with existing user lifecycle and authentication processes.

Integration features:

• • LDAP and Active Directory synchronization
• • Azure AD integration
• • SAML SSO support
• • Group mapping for automatic user provisioning
• • Permission inheritance based on directory structure
• • Automated onboarding and offboarding workflows

This reduces manual administration and helps ensure that access reflects the current organizational structure.

Passwork is built to protect credentials through encryption, controlled access, and secure operational practices.

Security features include:

• • AES-256 and RSA encryption
• • Client-side zero-knowledge encryption model
• • Multi-factor authentication
• • Password security analysis for weak, outdated, or compromised passwords
• • Secure development practices
• • Self-hosted deployment for organizations that require internal infrastructure control

These measures help reduce the risk of credential compromise and unauthorized access to critical systems.

Yes. Passwork helps security and IT teams respond more effectively to credential-related incidents by giving them a centralized system for access review, password rotation workflows, and event analysis.

Incident response support includes:

• • Centralized view of shared and critical credentials
• • Audit logs for reviewing who did what and when
• • Faster password replacement or rotation after suspected compromise
• • Reduced dependency on scattered credential storage methods
• • Better coordination between IT, security, and administrators

This is especially relevant for organizations that need more mature incident handling processes under NIS2.

NIS2 places strong emphasis on resilience and continuity. Passwork supports these goals with deployment and backup options suitable for enterprise environments.

Resilience features:

• • Self-hosted deployment in your own infrastructure
• • MongoDB replica set support
• • Clustered deployment for high availability
• • Automated backup strategies
• • Multi-server architecture for failover scenarios
• • Flexible hosting models for different infrastructure requirements

This helps organizations design a credential management environment that remains available and recoverable during disruptions.

Yes. Passwork is suitable for organizations that need strict control over infrastructure, storage location, and internal access boundaries.

Deployment options include:

• • On-premises installation
• • Docker-based deployment
• • Manual installation for complex enterprise environments
• • Clustered environments for scale and resilience
• • Architecture adaptable to segmented or tightly controlled infrastructure

This makes Passwork relevant for organizations where cloud-only password storage is not acceptable from a risk or policy perspective.

A major security weakness in many organizations is uncontrolled password sharing through documents, spreadsheets, email, or chat. Passwork replaces these practices with structured, permission-based access.

Risk reduction benefits:

• • Centralized credential storage
• • Controlled sharing with defined permissions
• • Reduced credential duplication across teams
• • Better visibility into who can access which secrets
• • Easier removal of access when roles change
• • Stronger internal discipline around password handling

This helps organizations move from informal password practices to a governed access model aligned with NIS2 expectations.