Managing the assignments of PAM user groups
Managing the assignments of PAM user groups
To enable the requesting of, for example, a password for an asset account or a session for the accounts and assets in the Privileged Account Management system, users require the necessary entitlements. To simplify the administration, user accounts can be grouped into user groups. Through the user groups, user accounts receive the entitlements for requesting passwords or sessions.
In One Identity Manager, you can assign the user groups directly to the user accounts, or they can be inherited through departments, cost centers, locations, or business roles. Users can also request the user groups through the Web Portal. To do this, the user groups are provided in the IT Shop.
The assignment of entitlements to user groups is not performed in One Identity Manager but in the Privileged Account Management.
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Assigning PAM user groups to PAM user accounts in One Identity Manager
In One Identity Manager, PAM user groups can be assigned directly or indirectly to user accounts.
In the case of indirect assignment, employees, and PAM user groups are classified in hierarchical roles. The number of PAM user groups assigned to an employee is calculated from the position in the hierarchy and the direction of inheritance. If the employee has a PAM user account, this PAM user account is assigned the PAM user groups.
User groups can also be requested in the Web Portal. To do this, add employees to a shop as customers. All PAM user groups that are assigned to this shop as products can be requested by the customers. Requested PAM user groups are assigned to the employees after approval is granted.
You can use system roles to group PAM user groups together and assign them to employees as a package. You can create system roles that contain only PAM user groups. System entitlements from different target systems can also be grouped together in a system role.
To react quickly to special requests, you can also assign the PAM user groups directly to PAM user accounts.
Prerequisites
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Assignment of employees and PAM user groups is permitted for departments, cost centers, locations, or business roles.
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PAM user accounts are marked with the Groups can be inherited option.
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PAM user accounts are linked to an employee.
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PAM user accounts and PAM user groups belong to the same appliance.
For detailed information see the following guides:
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Inheritance of company resources |
One Identity Manager Identity Management Base Module Administration Guide
One Identity Manager Business Roles Administration Guide |
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Assigning company resources through IT Shop requests |
One Identity Manager IT Shop Administration Guide |
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System roles |
One Identity Manager System Roles Administration Guide |
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Assigning PAM user groups to departments, cost centers, and locations
Assign the PAM user groups to departments, cost centers, or locations so that the PAM user group can be assigned to PAM user accounts through these organizations.
To assign a group to departments, cost centers, or locations (non role-based login)
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In the Manager, select the Privileged Account Management | User groups category.
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Select the group in the result list.
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Select the Assign organizations task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign the organizations:
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On the Departments tab, assign departments.
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On the Locations tab, assign locations.
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On the Cost centers tab, assign cost centers.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned organizations.
To remove an assignment
- Select the organization and double-click
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- Save the changes.
To assign groups to a department, cost center, or location (role-based login)
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In the Manager, select the Organizations | Departments category.
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In the Manager, select the Organizations | Cost centers category.
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In the Manager, select the Organizations | Locations category.
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Select the department, cost center, or location in the result list.
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Select the Assign PAM user groups task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign groups.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove the assignment of groups.
To remove an assignment
- Select the group and double-click .
- Save the changes.
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Assigning PAM user groups to business roles
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Business Roles Module |
You assign the PAM user group to business roles, so that the PAM user group is assigned to PAM user accounts through these roles.
To assign a group to a business role (non role-based login)
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In the Manager, select the Privileged Account Management | User groups category.
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Select the group in the result list.
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Select the Assign business roles task.
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In the Add assignments pane, assign business roles.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned business roles.
To remove an assignment
- Select the business role and double-click .
- Save the changes.
To assign groups to a business role (non role-based login)
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In the Manager, select the Business roles | <role class> category.
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Select the business role in the result list.
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Select the Assign PAM user groups task.
In the Add assignments pane, assign groups.
TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove the assignment of groups.
To remove an assignment
- Select the group and double-click .
- Save the changes.
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