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    Trusted Breach Recovery for Identity Infrastructure

    Recover control of compromised identity systems through guided recovery technology, expert consulting, and next-generation authentication architectures.

    Built by the identity security experts behind Microsoft's original KRBTGT recovery guidance.

    30+ 

    YEARS IDENTITY SECURITY EXPERIENCE

    MICROSOFT

    IDENTITY & SECURITY EXPERTISE

    IDENTITY

    RECOVERY SPECIALIST

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The Problem

Threat Actors Don't Break In. They Log In.

Identity has become the innermost security perimeter.

When identity infrastructure is compromised, attackers gain access to the systems, applications, and data organizations depend on every day.

Traditional recovery efforts are often slowed by planning mistakes, credential dependencies, and incomplete recovery procedures.

NKey helps organizations regain positive control quickly and confidently.

Credential Compromise

Attackers target identities first. Once privileged accounts are compromised, they can gain persistent access to critical systems, applications, and data.

Recovery Delays

Many organizations struggle to recover quickly due to complex dependencies, uncertainty, and manual recovery processes that extend downtime.

Circular Dependencies

Compromised identity systems often depend on other compromised systems, creating recovery challenges that are difficult to untangle without a structured approach.

Re-Compromise Risk

Organizations remain vulnerable when recovery activities fail to fully eliminate attacker access/persistence.

Incomplete recovery efforts can leave backdoors, exposed credentials, or weakened controls that allow attackers to regain access after remediation.

Built Specifically for Identity Recovery

Most recovery solutions focus on detection and response. NKey focuses on restoring trusted control of identify infrastructure, helping organizations recover faster and reduce the risk of re-compromise.

Guided Recovery

Structured recovery experiences help organizations avoid mistakes, accelerate execution, and maintain recovery progress during high-pressure incidents.

Identity-First Security

Identity infrastructure sits at the center of modern cyber-attacks. NKey focuses on protecting and recovering the systems that matter most.


Positive Control

Regain trusted control of compromised environments through recovery processes designed to help eliminate threat actor access and support long-term resilience.

Future Ready

Built to support modern authentication strategies including passwordless architectures. AI-era threats, and post-quantum cryptography readiness.

Solutions Designed for Modern Identity Challenges

Whether you're responding to an active compromise, strengthening identity security, or preparing for emerging cryptographic threats, NKey provides solutions that help organizations regain control and build long-term resilience.

Breach Recovery

Recovery from identiy-focused cyber-attacks with guided recovery experiences designed to help organizations restore trusted control, reduce downtime, and minimize re-compromise risk.

Identity Recovery

Restore compromised accounts, credentials, authentication services, and identity infrastructure through coordinated recovery processes that support complete remeditation.

Post-Quantum Readiness

Modernize authentication infrastructure with passwordless architectures and post-quantum cryptographic strategies designed for the next generation of security requirements.

Technology Designed for Recovery and Resilience

NKey combines recovery guidance, credential protection, and identity infrastructure expertise into a platform designed to help organizations regain control, reduce risk, and accelerate recovery outcomes.

NKey for Domains

Free recovery tooling designed to help organizations recover from compromised Active Directory environments and re-establish trusted control.

Recovery Management

Track recovery progress, coordinate critical activities, and help ensure important recovery tasks are not missed during high-pressure incidents. 

Credential Protection

Support secure handling of credentials and authentication materials during recovery operations with integrated protection capabilities.

Recovery Monitoring

Maintain visibility into recovery status and track completion of critical recovery steps to reduce the risk of re-compromise.

CUTTING EDGE POST-QUANTUM AUTHENTICATION

Accelerate adoption of passwordless and post-quantum authentication architectures designed to support future security requirements.

Built by One of the Industry's Most Trust Identity Recovery Experts

NKey was founded by cybersecurity professionals with decades of experience helping organizations secure, recover, and modernize identity infrastructure.

Our mission is simple: help organizations recover faster, reduce risk, and maintain trusted control of their environments when it matters most.

Jared Poeppelman

Founder & CEO

Jared Poeppelman brings more than 30 years of experience in identity security, cybersecurity, and breach recovery. During more than a decade at Microsoft, Jared served as an Identity Consultant, Cybersecurity Architect, and Security Global Black Belt specializing in identity and security solutions.
Jared is widely recognized for developing Microsoft's original guidance and tooling for KRBTGT recovery procedures used to mitigate Golden Ticket attacks and support complex breach recovery scenarios.
Throughout his career, Jared has helped organizations across government, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and other industries design and recover critical identity infrastructure.

30+ 

YEARS IN IDENTITY & SECURITY

MICROSOFT

FORMER SECURITY GLOBAL BLACK BELT

KRBTGT

RECOVERY GUIDANCE PIONEER

Why NKey Exists

Organizations invest heavily in preventing cyber attacks, yet many struggle to recover when identity infrastructure is compromised.

NKey was created to help organizations regain positive control faster through guided recovery technology, proven security practices, and the expertise gained from decades of real-world recovery engagements.