How to Onboard Non-domain Users into Securden?¶

Users who might be using Windows, Linux, and Mac endpoints but are not a part of any Active Directory or Azure domains can be added to the endpoint privilege management solution using the steps explained in this document.

Along with the above-mentioned device users, it is also possible to manually add users individually and through a CSV or an XLSX file.

How to Onboard Mac, Linux and Non-domain Windows Users from Endpoints?¶

Deploying the Securden Agent on the endpoints would automatically fetch all the local (non-domain) user accounts on the endpoints. You can deploy the Securden Agent on Windows, Mac, and Linux devices and fetch the corresponding user accounts from these devices.

You can explore the steps to deploy the agent on these endpoints here.

How to Manually Onboard Individual Users into Securden?¶

You can also create users in Securden EPM manually. Users added manually will have to use their login credentials to access EPM. Navigate to Users >> Add >> Add Users Locally.

In this GUI, you will have to provide the following information to add a user.

First Name - Enter the user's first name in the respective field.
Last Name - Enter the user’s last name. This field is not mandatory.
Username - Enter a unique username with which the user can log in to Securden.
For the password, choose from three options:
Use Username as Password - The password will be the same as the username provided.
Email Password Creation Link - An email will be sent to the user using which they can create their own password.
Password Policy - Select a password policy from the drop-down.
Role in Securden - You can set the access level of the user by selecting the role the user will be categorized as. You can choose from five roles, Super Administrator, Administrator, Auditor, Account Manager, and User. The access levels of each role are explained later in the section Default User Roles.
Phone Number, Department & Location - These three fields are not mandatory, but you can add them to ensure precise user information for efficient management.

You have the option to enforce two-factor authentication for the user created. You can select the checkbox named User specific 2FA options and enable 2FA. Once all the details are furnished, click Save to create the user.

How to Import Users from an XLSX or a CSV File?¶

Securden supports importing non-domain users from files to add multiple users in bulk. Securden EPM supports the use of CSV, or an XLSX file for this purpose. This is a two-step process. First, the file must be uploaded and then the attributes in the file should be matched with the attributes used in Securden.

Step 1: Upload the File

To being importing users from a file, navigate to Users >> Add >> Import From File.

In the GUI that opens, fill in the required details as below

File Format: Choose your input file format here. CSV will be selected by default. If you need to import using excel sheet, then simply select the XLSX option.

If you are importing from a CSV file, you need to specify the delimiter in the Delimiter field to separate the values in the file. You have comma, tab, colon, and semicolon options to choose from the drop-down. Irrespective of your file format selection, the rest of the GUI fields are the same. You should proceed further to fill in other fields as below.

Role in Securden: You can select the user role of the imported user(s) from the dropdown.
Password: Here you have the option to choose between sending an email with the password creation link and using the username as a password. Choose your option from the drop down.
Browse: Browse the location of your input file and select it.

Once done, click Next.

Step 2: Map the Attributes

Here you can map the columns in your input file to attributes in Securden EPM.

For example, you can map (Attributes in the File in LHS) --> (Attributes in the EPM in RHS),

Name → First Name

Login name → Username

Email address → Email

Contact --> Phone

You can drag and drop the attributes in the LHS and drop it in the corresponding field in the RHS.

Note

If you have used the first row of your file to define a user, you need to select the checkbox named Include first row.

After mapping the fields, click Save.

The discovery process will take few moments to import and populate all the users in Securden. Once the process is complete, a summary of users and user groups that were imported, synchronized, skipped will be displayed.

Note

When an attempt is made to import more users than what is provisioned through the license, the number of users provisioned through the license will be imported and the rest will be skipped.