Director User Groups

Users

There are four types of users in Director Console, root, admin, SIEM engineer and readonly.

Important

• In Director Console, there is a root user by default.

• The root user can create admin, SIEM Engineer and Readonly users.

• The root user needs to create at least one admin user who will manage advanced Director Console functionalities like configuring entites and monitoring entities.

• The admin user can create other admin users, SIEM Engineer and Readonly users.

Create Users

1. Click USER MANAGEMENT from the navigation menu.

2. Under Users, click Create User.

3. Enter a Username.

4. Enter an Email Address.

5. Under Role, select the role Admin, Read-only and SIEM Engineer for the user.

6. Select at least one User Group. You can select multiple user groups.

7. Enter a Password and confirm it. The password must be at least eight characters long.

8. Click Create User.

Create User

Edit Users

1. Click USER MANAGEMENT from the navigation menu.

2. Under Users, click the user you want to edit.

3. Make the necessary changes.

4. Click Update User

Edit User

Delete Users

1. Click USER MANAGEMENT from the navigation menu.

2. Under Users, click the user you want to delete.

3. Click Delete User.

4. Confirm by clicking Delete

Delete User

You can also delete a user by clicking the () icon besides the user and clicking Delete.

Delete User II

User Groups

User groups control which users can access which specific pools. In Director Console, there is All Pools user group by default. Users in All Pools user group have access to all the pools available. The admin user is in All Pools user group by default. You can create a custom user group with access to specific pools.

Create User Groups

1. Click USER MANAGEMENT from the navigation menu.

2. Under User Groups, click Create User Group.

3. Enter Name of the user group.

4. Enter a Description to describe the user group.

5. Select at least one Pool which you want the user group to have access to. You can select multiple pools.

6. Click Create User Group.

Create User Group

Edit User Groups

1. Click USER MANAGEMENT from the navigation menu.

2. Under User Groups, click the user group you want to edit.

3. Make the necessary changes.

4. Click Update User Group.

Edit User Group

Delete User Groups

1. Click USER MANAGEMENT from the navigation menu.

2. Under User Groups, click the user you want to delete.

3. Click Delete User Group.

4. Confirm by clicking Delete

Delete User Group

You can also delete a user by clicking the () icon besides the user group and clicking Delete

Delete User Group II

Authentication Group Mapping

You can log into Director Console using LDAP and ADFS authentication. To know more about configuring LDAP authentication and ADFS authentication, go to LDAP Authentication and ADFS Authentication.

To map roles and user groups with LDAP and ADFS groups, create an Authentication Group Mapping.

Create Group Mapping

1. Click USER MANAGEMENT from the navigation menu.

2. Under Authentication Group Mapping, click Create Group Mapping.

3. Select Authentication Type. You can either select LDAP or ADFS.

4. Under Authentication Groups, enter at least one authentication group of LDAP or ADFS to map it to the Director Console user role. You can enter one or more authentication groups.

5. Under Role, select Admin, Read-only or SIEM Engineer to map the authentication group into Director Console user role.

6. Select at least one User Group. You can select multiple user groups.

7. Click Create Group Mapping.

Create Authentication Group Mapping

Edit Group Mapping

1. Click USER MANAGEMENT from the navigation menu.

2. Under Authentication Group Mapping, click the authentication group mapping to edit.

3. Make the necessary changes.

4. Click Update Group Mapping

Edit Authentication Group Mapping

Delete Group Mapping

1. Click USER MANAGEMENT from the navigation menu.

2. Under Authentication Group Mapping, click the user you want to delete.

3. Click Delete User.

4. Confirm by clicking Delete

Delete Authentication Group Mapping

You can also delete a authentication group mapping by clicking the () icon besides the user and clicking Delete

Delete Authentication Group Mapping