Creating Remote Profiles in Security Director
Use the Create Remote Profile page to create a new remote profile and assign one or more roles and domains to the remote profile. You must associate at least one role and one domain with a remote profile. Remote profiles are used to authenticate users remotely.
Before You Begin
- Read the Overview of Remote Profiles in Security Director topic.
- Review the Remote Profiles main page for an understanding the existing remote profiles. See Remote Profiles Main Page Fields for field descriptions.
Configuring Remote Profiles
To configure a remote profile:
- Select Administration > Users & Roles > Remote Profiles.
The Remote Profiles page appears.
- Click Create.
The Create Remote Profile page appears.
- Complete the configuration according to the guidelines
provided in Table 1.
Note: Fields marked with * are mandatory
- Click OK.
A new remote profile is created and you are returned to the Remote Profiles page.
Table 1: Remote Profile Settings
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Role assignment | |
Name | Enter a unique string containing alphanumeric characters and some special characters (- . _). No spaces are allowed and the maximum length is 32 characters. |
Description | Enter a unique string containing alphanumeric characters and some special characters (- . _). The maximum length is 256 characters. |
Job Management View | Select whether the user assigned to the remote profile can view only the jobs triggered by that remote profile or all jobs. |
Role | Select one or more roles in the Available column and click the forward arrow to confirm your selection. The selected roles are displayed in the Selected column. Note: You must select at least one role. Click Next to continue. |
Domain Assignment | |
Available Domains | Select one or more domains to assign to the remote profile. If you select a domain with subdomains, the subdomains are also included. You must select at least one domain. If you do not assign a domain to the user, the Global domain is assigned to the user by default. Click Back to return to the previous section or Finish to go to a summary page. |
