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Adding IAM users

Adding IAM users

FortiAnalyzer Cloud supports FortiCloud Identity and Access Management (IAM). You can use the FortiCloud portal to manage users, authentication credentials, and access permissions for FortiAnalyzer Cloud.

To add an IAM user:
  1. Go to FortiCloud (https://support.fortinet.com/), and log in.

  2. From the Services menu, select IAM .

    The IAM portal is displayed.

  3. Create a new IAM user.
    For more information, see Adding IAM Users in the Identity & Access Management (IAM) guide on the Fortinet Documents Library.

  4. Add an IAM user group, and add the user to it.
    For more information, see Adding IAM User Groups in the Identity & Access Management (IAM) guide on the Fortinet Documents Library.

  5. Generate an IAM user login password.
    For more information, see Generating the password reset link in the Identity & Access Management (IAM) guide on the Fortinet Documents Library.

  6. The IAM user can use the credentials to log in to FortiCloud.

    After logging in to FortiCloud, the IAM user has access to FortiAnalyzer Cloud & Service portal.

  7. Enter the FortiAnalyzer Cloud instance, and go to System Settings > Administrators to view the IAM user.

FortiCloud IAM User Permissions

See the table below for an explanation of how each of the FortiCloud user permissions are associated with a FortiAnalyzer admin profile:

FortiCloud User Permission

Associated FortiManager Admin Profile

Admin Assigned to the Super_User admin profile.
Read-Write Assigned to the Standard_User admin profile.
Read-Only Assigned to the Restricted_User admin profile.
Custom

Custom users are assigned to the Restricted_User admin profile the first time they log in.

A Super_User administrator can assign a new or existing FortiManager admin profile to the user. The new admin profile will be applied to the user when they next log in to FortiAnalyzer Cloud.

You cannot change the FortiAnalyzer Cloud admin profiles assigned to users using the Admin, Read-Write, or Read-Only FortiCloud user permissions.

Adding IAM users

Adding IAM users

FortiAnalyzer Cloud supports FortiCloud Identity and Access Management (IAM). You can use the FortiCloud portal to manage users, authentication credentials, and access permissions for FortiAnalyzer Cloud.

To add an IAM user:
  1. Go to FortiCloud (https://support.fortinet.com/), and log in.

  2. From the Services menu, select IAM .

    The IAM portal is displayed.

  3. Create a new IAM user.
    For more information, see Adding IAM Users in the Identity & Access Management (IAM) guide on the Fortinet Documents Library.

  4. Add an IAM user group, and add the user to it.
    For more information, see Adding IAM User Groups in the Identity & Access Management (IAM) guide on the Fortinet Documents Library.

  5. Generate an IAM user login password.
    For more information, see Generating the password reset link in the Identity & Access Management (IAM) guide on the Fortinet Documents Library.

  6. The IAM user can use the credentials to log in to FortiCloud.

    After logging in to FortiCloud, the IAM user has access to FortiAnalyzer Cloud & Service portal.

  7. Enter the FortiAnalyzer Cloud instance, and go to System Settings > Administrators to view the IAM user.

FortiCloud IAM User Permissions

See the table below for an explanation of how each of the FortiCloud user permissions are associated with a FortiAnalyzer admin profile:

FortiCloud User Permission

Associated FortiManager Admin Profile

Admin Assigned to the Super_User admin profile.
Read-Write Assigned to the Standard_User admin profile.
Read-Only Assigned to the Restricted_User admin profile.
Custom

Custom users are assigned to the Restricted_User admin profile the first time they log in.

A Super_User administrator can assign a new or existing FortiManager admin profile to the user. The new admin profile will be applied to the user when they next log in to FortiAnalyzer Cloud.

You cannot change the FortiAnalyzer Cloud admin profiles assigned to users using the Admin, Read-Write, or Read-Only FortiCloud user permissions.