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One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords 6.0.10 LTS - Administration Guide

Introduction System requirements and versions Using API and PowerShell tools Using the virtual appliance and web management console Cloud deployment considerations Setting up Safeguard for Privileged Passwords for the first time Using the web client Getting started with the desktop client Using the desktop client Search box Privileged access requests Toolbox Accounts Account Groups Assets Asset Groups Discovery Entitlements Partitions Settings
Access Request settings Appliance settings Asset Management settings Backup and Retention settings Certificate settings Cluster settings External Integration settings Messaging settings Profile settings Safeguard Access settings
Users User Groups Disaster recovery and clusters Administrator permissions Preparing systems for management Troubleshooting Frequently asked questions Appendix A: Safeguard ports Appendix B: SPP 2.7 or later migration guidance Appendix C: SPP and SPS join guidance Appendix D: Regular Expressions SPP glossary

Operations Administrator permissions

The Operations Administrator view access to the information available to the Appliance Administrator. The Operations Administrator also can take backups, reboot the appliance, and monitors the status of the appliance.

On some pages, it may appear the administrator can edit data, but the change cannot be saved. A message like the following will display: Authorization is required for this request.

NOTE: This user can be a non-interactive user; that is, an automated script or external monitoring system.

Table 205: Operations Administrator: Permissions
Navigation Permissions

Activity Center

View and export appliance activity events.

Administrative Tools | Toolbox Access to the Tasks pane.
Administrative Tools | Settings:

 

  • Access Request | Enable or Disable Services

View only.

  • Appliance
  • Monitor the status of the appliance.

    Shutdown or restart the appliance.

    Generate a support bundle to assist technical support.

    View licensing information.

    View Networking settings.

    Edit operating system license.

    View Time settings.

    • Backup and Retention

    In a future release, only take a backup. It may appear the Operations Admin can edit data, but the change cannot be saved.

    • Archive server
    • Audit log management
    • Backup and restore (only take a backup)
    • Backup retention
    • Certificates
    		View only.
    • Cluster

    View only. Monitor the status of the clustered environment.

    • External Integration

    View only. For Identity and Authentication, the grid displays but the details are not available.

    • Messaging

    Login notification: View only.

    Set message of the day.

    • Safeguard Access
    		View only.

    Security Policy Administrator permissions

    The Security Policy Administrator configures the security policies that govern the access rights to accounts and assets, including the requirements for checking out passwords, such as the maximum duration, if password reasons are required, if emergency access is allowed, and so on. This user may not know any details about the assets.

    This user configures time restrictions for entitlements and who can request, approve and review access requests.

    • Creates account groups, asset groups, and user groups.
    • Creates entitlements.
    • Configures access request policies.
    • Adds users or user groups to entitlements to authorize those accounts to request passwords.
    • Can assign linked accounts to users for entitlement access policy governance.

    On some pages, it may appear the administrator can edit data, but the change cannot be saved. A message like the following will display: Authorization is required for this request.

    Table 206: Security Policy Administrator: Permissions
    Navigation Permissions

    Dashboard | Access Requests

    Full control to manage access requests.

    Activity Center

    View and export security-related activity events, including access request events.

    Audit access request workflow.

    Reports

    View and export entitlement reports.

    Administrative Tools | Toolbox

    Access to the Account Groups, Asset Groups, Entitlements, Users, and User Groups view.

    Access to the Tasks pane.

    Administrative Tools | Account Groups

    Add, modify, or delete account groups.

    Add accounts to account groups.

    Assign policies to account groups.

    Administrative Tools | Asset Groups

    Add, modify, or delete asset groups.

    Add assets to asset groups.

    Assign policies to asset groups.

    Administrative Tools | Entitlements

    Add, modify, or delete entitlements.

    Add users or user groups to entitlements.

    Define and maintain access request policies.

    Assign policies to entitlements.

    Administrative Tools | Settings:

     

    • Access Request | Reasons
    		Add, modify, or delete reason codes.
    • Cluster | Session Appliances

    If Safeguard for Privileged Passwords (SPP) is joined to Safeguard for Privileged Sessions (SPS), view the appliance information for the join.

    • External Integration | Application to Application

    Add, modify, or delete application registrations.

    • External Integration | Approval Anywhere
    		Configure Approval Anywhere service for access request approvals.
    • External Integration | Starling

    If Safeguard for Privileged Passwords is joined to Starling, view the Starling join information.

    • External Integration | Ticket Systems

    If Safeguard for Privileged Passwords is configured to use tickets (generic tickets or with an external ticketing system), view the ticket information.

    • Messaging | Message of the Day

    Login notification: View only.

    Set message of the day.

    Administrative Tools | Users

    Add users to user groups. Add users to entitlements. Link directory accounts to a user. View and export the history of users.

    Administrative Tools | User Groups

    Add, modify, or delete local user groups.

    Add local or directory users to user groups.

    Assign entitlements to user groups.

    User Administrator permissions

    The User Administrator:

    • Creates (or imports) Safeguard for Privileged Passwords users.
    • Grants Help Desk Administrator permissions to users.
    • Sets passwords, unlocks users, and enables or disables non-administrator user accounts.
    • Also has Help Desk Administrator permissions.

    IMPORTANT: User Administrators can change the permissions for their own account, which may affect their ability to grant Help Desk Administrator permissions to other users. When you make changes to your own permissions, they take effect next time you log in.

    NOTE: User Administrators cannot modify administrator passwords, including their own.

    Table 207: User Administrator: Permissions
    Navigation Permissions

    Activity Center

    View and export user activity events.

    Administrative Tools | Toolbox

    Access to the Users and User Groups view.

    Access to Tasks pane.

    Administrative Tools | Settings:  
    • External Integration | Identity and Authentication
    		View only.
    • Messaging | Message of the Day

    Login notification: View only. Set message of the day.

    • Safeguard Access | Login Control

    View only.

    • Safeguard Access | Password Rules
    		View only.
    • Safeguard Access | Time Zone

    View only.

    Administrative Tools | Users

    Add, modify, delete or import local and directory users.

    Set passwords and unlock accounts for non-administrator users. A Help Desk Administrator can unlock another Help Desk user but cannot set that user's passwrod.

    Enable or disable non-administrative users.

    Set Help Desk Administrator permissions.

    Administrative Tools | User Groups

    Add or delete directory groups, if a directory has been added to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords.

    Preparing systems for management

    Before you add systems to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords (Adding an asset), you must ensure they are properly configured.

    Generally, to prepare an asset for Safeguard for Privileged Passwords:

    1. Create a functional account (called a "service" account in Safeguard for Privileged Passwords) on the asset and assign it a password.

      NOTE: To add an asset to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords, it must have a service account. For more information, see About service accounts.

    2. Grant the service account sufficient permissions.
    3. Test the service account connectivity.
    4. Configure the security protocol.

    5. For platforms that support SSL server certificate validation, add the server’s signing authority certificate to the Trusted Certificates store in Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. For more information, see Trusted Certificates.

    The following topics can help you prepare your hosts for management by Safeguard for Privileged Passwords:

    Safeguard for Privileged Passwords supports a variety of platforms. For more information, see Supported platforms.

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