Identities Dialog

Description
Identities Dialog The Identities dialog is used to create credentials for a person to log in to the {SITENAME} platform.
Name field Specifies the first name of the person.
Last Name field Specifies the last name of the person.
Email or User field Specifies the email address or the user name of the person. This email address or user name is used as follows:
  • Nexus Authentication
    This email address or the user name is used for both Normal and Two-Factor Authentication.
  • Vista Authentication
    This email address or the user name is used for both Normal and Dynamic-PIN Authentication.
  • Name portion of an email address
    The name portion of an email address, for example, john in john@example.com, is used to create/authenticate Linux LDAP user authentication for various {NEBULA} services.
Password field Specifies the password for the login.
Method field Determines the authentication method used during the login process, which includes:
  • Normal Authentication
    Represents the standard login process for {NEXUS} and Vista authentication, requiring the email address or user name and password.
  • Two Factor Authentication
    • For {NEXUS} Authentication: After the standard authentication, a PIN must be provided to log in.
    • For Vista Authentication, the user must provide their email address or user name along with a dynamic PIN to log in. After this initial step, an additional Vista Session specific authentication is required.
Modules Filter field Specifies a comma-separated list of module name filters that will display only the matching modules in the sidebar. To show all modules, leave this field blank. For example, "block,instances" will result in only the modules Block Storage, Instances-cn, Instances-vm, and Instances-xvm being listed in the sidebar. The Start module is always visible.
Groups field Lists the Groups that can be assigned to the Identity.
Show button Toggle the visibility of the password field.
Generate button Generates a unique password.
Add button Adds the Group to the Identity.
Remove button Removes the Group from the Identity.
Create button Saves the Identity configuration and provisions it.
Cancel button Abort and close the dialog.

Identities Actions Menu

Description
Identities Actions Menu On the right-hand side of the Identities list view, you will find the "Actions" menu that displays shortcut icons and the dropdown menu icon. Below, we have listed the actions for the Identities module.
Copy ID item Stores the Identity ID in the clipboard.
Edit Identity item Opens the Identities dialog in edit mode, allowing modifications.
Delete Identity item Opens a confirmation dialog that, if confirmed, deletes the Identity.


The identities Policy


The following is a list of policy grants that define and regulate access permissions for both users and the API. To manage these policies, please use the Roles dialog.

Grants

Description

API Command
full Grants full access ALL
delete Permits the deletion of the item. delete
edit Permits access to the "Edit" dialog.  
list Permits listing in the List View area or as JSON objects. list
new Permits access to the new "Provisioning" dialog.  
save Permits execution of the provisioning process. create, update