Symantec VIP Access Manager

Symantec VIP Access Manager (VIPAM) was Symantec’s web SSO/federation gateway that acted as a SAML 2.0 Identity Provider and paired with Symantec VIP for MFA. Broadcom ended sales on September 1, 2018 and ended support on December 31, 2020. VIPAM provided a federation portal that issued SAML 2.0 assertions to relying-party apps and integrated with Symantec VIP for step-up MFA. While some Broadcom integration guides (e.g., Cloud SWG) still reference VIPAM as a SAML IdP, the product itself is EOL and no longer maintained.

Key Capabilities (historical)

  • SAML 2.0 IdP: Could be configured to federate third-party services and Symantec services via SAML.

  • VIP MFA pairing: Designed to work with Symantec VIP (Validation & ID Protection) for multi-factor authentication (VIP remains an active Broadcom service).

Limitations

  • Lifecycle: End of Sale: 2018-09-01; End of Life: 2020-12-31. No patches or vendor support.

  • Security/compliance risk: Operating EOL access infrastructure poses unresolved vulnerability and audit exposure..

  • Provisioning: No clear evidence of native SCIM 2.0 provider/consumer support.

  • Documentation scarcity: Current Broadcom docs prioritize Symantec VIP and other access products; VIPAM admin materials are limited due to its EOL status.

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