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PowerBuilder continues to support many mission-critical applications, but its legacy authentication methods often fall short of modern security standards. As organizations adopt cloud identity platforms like Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory, securing PowerBuilder applications without rewriting them becomes a growing challenge.

To address this, Visual Guard has published a free whitepaper:
Modernizing PowerBuilder Authentication with Windows Integration

This guide explores how to add modern, enterprise-grade authentication to PowerBuilder without disrupting operations or redeveloping your application.

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Key Topics Covered in the Whitepaper

• How to integrate PowerBuilder apps with Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID
• The risks and inefficiencies of maintaining multiple login systems
• Enabling seamless Single Sign-On (SSO) for PowerBuilder users
• Mapping Windows groups to application permissions—without complex coding
• A step-by-step roadmap for implementation with minimal impact on operations

Who Should Read This Whitepaper?

• IT managers overseeing legacy PowerBuilder systems
• Security teams looking to close authentication vulnerabilities
• Architects and developers planning modernization projects
• Business stakeholders balancing compliance and continuity
  
  

Why it matters

Modernizing authentication not only improves security, it also simplifies user access, reduces support load, and helps meet security compliance policies.

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More about Visual Guard

Visual Guard is an application security framework, exposing an extended API and providing ready-to-use security management tools to help businesses implement access control features in their applications.

Using an enterprise-ready security solution like Visual Guard ensures the longevity and relevance of PowerBuilder apps and establishes a strong foundation for future technological advancements.

Announcing: Visual Guard now offers full support for Microsoft Entra ID integration with PowerBuilder applications, bringing modern cloud-based identity management to your critical business systems.

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