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Identity Manager 8.1.4 - Administration Guide for Connecting to Active Directory

Managing Active Directory environments Setting up Active Directory synchronization Basic data for managing an Active Directory environment
Account definitions for Active Directory user accounts Password policies for Active Directory user accounts Initial password for new Active Directory user accounts Email notifications about login data User account names Target system managers Editing a server
Active Directory domains Active Directory user accounts
Linking user accounts to employees Supported user account types Entering master data for Active Directory user accounts Additional tasks for managing Active Directory user accounts Automatic assignment of employees to Active Directory user accounts Updating employees when Active Directory user account are modified Automatic creation of departments and locations based on user account information Disabling Active Directory user accounts Deleting and restoring Active Directory user accounts
Active Directory contacts Active Directory groups
Entering master data for Active Directory groups Validity of group memberships Assigning Active Directory groups to Active Directory user accounts, Active Directory contacts, and Active Directory computers Additional tasks for managing Active Directory groups Deleting Active Directory groups Default solutions for requesting Active Directory groups and group memberships
Active Directory security IDs Active Directory container structures Active Directory computers Active Directory printers Active Directory locations Reports about Active Directory objects Configuration parameters for managing an Active Directory environment Default project template for Active Directory

Deleting an account definition

You can delete account definitions if they are not assigned to target systems, employees, hierarchical roles or any other account definitions.

To delete an account definition

  1. Remove automatic assignments of the account definition from all employees.

    1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Basic configuration data | Account definitions | Account definitions category.

    2. Select an account definition in the result list.

    3. Select the Change master data task.

    4. On the General tab, disable the Automatic assignment to employees option.

    5. Save the changes.

  2. Remove direct assignments of the account definition to employees.

    1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Basic configuration data | Account definitions | Account definitions category.

    2. Select an account definition in the result list.

    3. Select the Assign to employees task.

    4. In the Remove assignments pane, remove the employees.

    5. Save the changes.

  3. Remove the account definition's assignments to departments, cost centers, and locations.

    1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Basic configuration data | Account definitions | Account definitions category.

    2. Select an account definition in the result list.

    3. Select the Assign organizations task.

    4. In the Remove assignments pane, remove the relevant departments, cost centers, and locations.

    5. Save the changes.

  4. Remove the account definition's assignments to business roles.

    1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Basic configuration data | Account definitions | Account definitions category.

    2. Select an account definition in the result list.

    3. Select the Assign business roles task.

      In the Remove assignments pane, remove the business roles.

    4. Save the changes.

  5. If the account definition was requested through the IT Shop, it must be canceled and removed from all IT Shop shelves.

    For more detailed information about unsubscribing requests, see the One Identity Manager Web Portal User Guide.

    To remove an account definition from all IT Shop shelves

    1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Basic configuration data | Account definitions | Account definitions (non role-based login) category.

      - OR -

      In the Manager, select the Entitlements | Account definitions (role-based login) category.

    2. Select an account definition in the result list.
    3. Select the Remove from all shelves (IT Shop) task.
    4. Confirm the security prompt with Yes.
    5. Click OK.

      The account definition is removed from all shelves by the One Identity Manager Service. At the same time, any requests and assignment requests with this account definition are canceled.

  6. Remove the required account definition assignment. As long as the account definition is required for another account definition, it cannot be deleted. Check all the account definitions.

    1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Basic configuration data | Account definitions | Account definitions category.

    2. Select an account definition in the result list.

    3. Select the Change master data task.

    4. From the Required account definition menu, remove the account definition.

    5. Save the changes.

  7. Remove the account definition's assignments to target systems.

    1. In the Manager, select the domain in the Active Directory | Domains category.

    2. Select the Change master data task.

    3. On the General tab, remove the assigned account definitions.

    4. Save the changes.

  8. Delete the account definition.

    1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Basic configuration data | Account definitions | Account definitions category.

    2. Select an account definition in the result list.

    3. Click to delete an account definition.

Password policies for Active Directory user accounts

One Identity Manager provides you with support for creating complex password policies, for example, for system user passwords, the employees' central password as well as passwords for individual target systems. Password polices apply not only when the user enters a password but also when random passwords are generated.

Predefined password policies are supplied with the default installation that you can use or customize if required. You can also define your own password policies.

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Predefined password policies

You can customize predefined password policies to meet your own requirements, if necessary.

Password for logging in to One Identity Manager

The One Identity Manager password policy is applied for logging in to One Identity Manager. This password policy defines the settings for the system user passwords (DialogUser.Password and Person.DialogUserPassword) as well as the passcode for a one time log in on the Web Portal (Person.Passcode).

NOTE: The One Identity Manager password policy is marked as the default policy. This password policy is applied if no other password policy can be found for employees, user accounts, or system users.

For detailed information about password policies for employees, see the One Identity Manager Identity Management Base Module Administration Guide.

Password policy for forming employees' central passwords

An employee's central password is formed from the target system specific user accounts by respective configuration. The Employee central password policy defines the settings for the (Person.CentralPassword) central password. Members of the Identity Management | Employees | Administrators application role can adjust this password policy.

IMPORTANT: Ensure that the Employee central password policy does not violate the target system-specific requirements for passwords.

For detailed information about password policies for employees, see the One Identity Manager Identity Management Base Module Administration Guide.

Password policies for user accounts

Predefined password policies are provided, which you can apply to the user account password columns of the user accounts.

IMPORTANT: If you do not use password policies that are specific to the target system, the One Identity Manager password policy default policy applies. In this case, ensure that the default policy does not violate the target systems requirements.
NOTE: When you update One Identity Manager version 7.x to One Identity Manager version 8.1.4, the configuration parameter settings for forming passwords are passed on to the target system-specific password policies.

The Active Directory password policy is predefined for Active Directory. You can apply this password policy to Active Directory user accounts passwords (ADSAccount.UserPassword) of an Active Directory domain or an Active Directory container.

If the domains' or containers' password requirements differ, it is recommended that you set up your own password policies for each domain or container.

Furthermore, you can apply password policies based on the account definition of the user accounts or based on the manage level of the user accounts.

NOTE: One Identity Manager password policies, global account policy settings for the Active Directory domain, and Active Directory account policies are all taken into account when verifying user passwords.

Ensure that the password policy does not violate the target system's requirements.

Related topics

Using password policies

The Active Directory password policy is predefined for Active Directory. You can apply this password policy to Active Directory user accounts passwords (ADSAccount.UserPassword) of an Active Directory domain or an Active Directory container.

If the domains' or containers' password requirements differ, it is recommended that you set up your own password policies for each domain or container.

Furthermore, you can apply password policies based on the account definition of the user accounts or based on the manage level of the user accounts.

NOTE: One Identity Manager password policies, global account policy settings for the Active Directory domain, and Active Directory account policies are all taken into account when verifying user passwords.

Ensure that the password policy does not violate the target system's requirements.

The password policy that is to be used for a user account is determined in the following sequence:

  1. Password policy of the account definition of the user account.

  2. Password policy of the manage level of the user account.

  3. Password policy for the Active Directory container of the user account.

  4. Password policy for the Active Directory domain of the user account.

  5. The One Identity Manager password policy (default policy).

IMPORTANT: If you do not use password policies that are specific to the target system, the One Identity Manager password policy default policy applies. In this case, ensure that the default policy does not violate the target systems requirements.

To reassign a password policy

  1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Basic configuration data | Password policies category.

  2. Select the password policy in the result list.
  3. Select the Assign objects task.

  4. Click Add in the Assignments section and enter the following data.

    Table 13: Assigning a password policy

    Property

    Description

    Apply to

    Application scope of the password policy.

    To specify an application scope

    1. Click next to the field.
    2. Select one of the following references under Table:
      • The table that contains the base objects of synchronization.
      • To apply the password policy based on the account definition, select the TSBAccountDef table.
      • To apply the password policy based on the manage level, select the TSBBehavior table.
    3. Under Apply to, select the table that contains the base objects.
      • If you have selected the table containing the base objects of synchronization, next select the specific target system.
      • If you have selected the TSBAccountDef table, next select the specific account definition.
      • If you have selected the TSBBehavior table, next select the specific manage level.
    4. Click OK.

    Password column

    The password column's identifier.

    Password policy

    The identifier of the password policy to be used.

  5. Save the changes.

To change a password policy's assignment

  1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Basic configuration data | Password policies category.

  2. Select the password policy in the result list.
  3. Select the Assign objects task.
  4. In the Assignments pane, select the assignment you want to change.
  5. From the Password Policies menu, select the new password policy you want to apply.
  6. Save the changes.
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