Single Sign-On (SSO) Overview

ImageQuest gives the Administrator the option of allowing users to authenticate with their Active Directory credentials using Single Sign-On (SSO).

When a user logs into their workstation using their domain account, and they have appropriate permissions, they can access the ImageQuest client programs without providing a password.

If SSO is not selected for a user, the user will need to provide a username and a password (optional) as determined by the Administrator to login to each ImageQuest application; this allows a user to login as a user that is different than the user account used to login to the client workstation and it also accommodates networks without a domain controller.

Note:  If the user will authenticate with their Active Directory credentials, the Username must match the user’s Active Directory login name.  SSO is selected by default.  Uncheck the checkbox for Active Directory credentials to deactivate SSO for a user and specify a password for the user instead; blank passwords are also allowed for non-SSO users.

The new user is now listed under Warehouse Users along with the new user’s SSO status, System Admin status and the Cabinet assignment as displayed below.  Once a user is created, you may manage user information by highlighting a Username and clicking Properties.

Deleting a User

To delete a user from the Warehouse and from all Cabinets, highlight the username and click Delete.  Deleting a user from the Warehouse cannot be undone; this function will permanently delete the user and remove the user from all Cabinet assignments, role membership, permissions and the Watch List entries.  You will be prompted with the message as illustrated below to confirm the user you intend to delete.

Note:  A user can be added or removed from a cabinet, but still appear as a user in the warehouse.  If the user is removed from a cabinet, he or she will no longer have access rights to the cabinet and will not appear as a cabinet user.  The user will still take up a user license and must be deleted from the warehouse in order to free up the license.

Note:  A user cannot be deleted if the user has pending assignments in one or more cabinets.  All assignments will need to be reassigned to another cabinet user or role before the user can be deleted.  This is done from the manage users screen at the cabinet level.

For information or searching and filtering the user grid, see the searching users or roles sectionunder the cabinet management section.