Users
A user is a person who can log in to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. You can add both local users and directory users. Directory users are users from an external identity store such as Microsoft Active Directory. For more information, see Users and user groups.
Your administrator permissions determine what you can view in Users. Users displayed in a faded color are disabled. The following table shows you the tabs that are available to each type of administrator.
- Authorizer Administrator: General, History
- User Administrator: General, User Groups (directory users only), History
- Help Desk Administrator: General, History
- Auditor: General, User Groups , Partitions, Entitlements, Linked Accounts, History
- Asset Administrator: General, Partitions
- Security Policy Administrator: General, User Groups , Entitlements, Linked Accounts, History
The Authorizer Administrator typically controls the Enabled/Disabled state. For more information, see Enabling or disabling a user.
The Users view displays the following information about a selected user:
- General tab (user): Displays the authentication, contact information, location, and permissions for the selected user.
- User Groups tab (user): Displays the user groups in which the selected user is a member.
- Partitions tab (user): Displays the partitions over which the selected user is a delegated partition administrator.
- Entitlements tab (user): Displays the entitlements in which the selected user is a member; that is, an entitlement "user".
- Linked Accounts tab (user): Displays the directory accounts linked to the selected user.
- History (user): Displays the details of each operation that has affected the selected user.
Use these toolbar buttons to manage users:
General tab (user)
The General tab lists information about the selected user.
Large tiles at the top of the tab display the number of User Groups, Partitions, Entitlements, and Linked Accounts associated with the selected user, based on the user's permissions. Clicking a tile heading opens the corresponding tab.
The tiles visible depend on your administrator permissions:
- All tiles are visible to the Auditor.
- Partitions tile is visible to Asset Administrator.
- User Groups, Entitlements, and Linked Accounts tiles are visible to Security Policy Administrator.
Table 178: Users General tab: Authentication properties
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Identity |
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Identity Provider |
The source from which the user’s personal information comes from and is synchronized with. |
| Username |
A user's display name. |
| First Name |
The user's first name. |
| Last Name |
The user's last name. |
| Work Phone |
The user's work telephone number. |
| Mobile Phone |
The user's mobile telephone number. |
| Email Address |
The user's email address. |
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Authentication |
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| Authentication Provider |
How the user authenticates with Safeguard for Privileged Passwords:
- Certificate: with a certificate
- Local: with a user name and password
- Directory name: with directory credentials
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Login name |
The identifier the user logs in with. |
| Domain Name |
If the primary Authentication Provider is a directory, this indicates the directory's domain name. |
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Distinguished Name |
The distinguished name for authentication. |
| Secondary Authentication |
If you set up a user to require secondary authentication, this indicates the name of this user's secondary authentication service provider. |
| Secondary Authentication Username |
The name of the user account on the secondary authentication service provider required at log in. |
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Location |
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| Time Zone |
The user's geographic location. |
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Permissions |
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| Permissions |
Lists the user's administrator permissions or "Standard User" if user does not have administrative permissions. |
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Description |
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Description |
The description text entered the user information was added or updated. This may be entered on the User dialog, Identity tab in the Description text box. |
Related Topics
Modifying a user
User Groups tab (user)
The User Groups tab displays the user groups in which the selected user is a member.
The User Groups tab is available to a user with Auditor or Security Policy Administrator permissions and to the User Administrator for directory users (not for local users).
Table 179: Users: Users Groups tab properties
| Name |
The user group name |
| Type |
The type of group: User Group or Directory Group |
| Distinguished Name |
The distinguished name of the group |
| Description |
Information about the selected user group |
Use the following buttons on the details toolbar to manage the user groups associated with the selected user.
Table 180: Users: User Groups toolbar
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 Add User Group
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Add the user to one or more user groups to the user. For more information, see Adding a user to user groups. |
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 Remove Selected
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Remove the selected user group from the selected user. |
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 Refresh
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Retrieve and display an updated list of user groups associated with the selected user. |
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 Search
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To locate a specific user group in this list, enter the character string to be used to search for a match. For more information, see Search box. |
Partitions tab (user)
The Partitions tab displays the partitions over which the selected user is a delegated partition administrator. The Partitions tab is available to a user with Auditor or Asset Administrator permissions.
Table 181: Users: Partitions tab properties
| Name |
The partition name |
| Description |
Information about the selected partition. |
Use the following buttons on the details toolbar to manage the partitions associated with the selected user.
Table 182: Users: Partitions toolbar
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Assign Partition(s) |
Delegate the selected user as an administrator to one or more partitions. For more information, see Assigning a user to partitions. |
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Remove Selected |
Remove the selected partition from the selected user. |
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Refresh |
Retrieve and display an updated list of partitions associated with the selected user. |
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Search |
To locate a specific partition in this list, enter the character string to be used to search for a match. For more information, see Search box. |
Related Topics
Assigning a user to partitions
Delete Selected: Remove the selected user. For more information, see Deleting a user.
Import Users: Add users to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. For more information, see Importing objects.
User Security: Menu options include: Set Password and Unlock accounts. For more information about these options, refer to Setting a local user's password and Unlocking a user's account.
Permissions: Display the Permissions dialog showing what administrative permissions apply to the selected user.