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Smart association for Windows AD server as the target

Smart association for Windows AD server as the target

This example demonstrates how smart association works for the Windows AD server as the target.

When using Smart Association, FortiPAM:

  • Combines the account prefix and the currently logged-in username to generate a new username.

  • Looks into the secret database to search for any secret username that matches the generated username.

  • When a matching secret is found, its credentials are used to launch the secret.

To set up smart association for Windows AD server as the target:
  1. Creating a secret with Windows Domain Account as the secret template
  2. Creating a remote user
  3. Results

Smart association for Windows AD server as the target

Smart association for Windows AD server as the target

This example demonstrates how smart association works for the Windows AD server as the target.

When using Smart Association, FortiPAM:

  • Combines the account prefix and the currently logged-in username to generate a new username.

  • Looks into the secret database to search for any secret username that matches the generated username.

  • When a matching secret is found, its credentials are used to launch the secret.

To set up smart association for Windows AD server as the target:
  1. Creating a secret with Windows Domain Account as the secret template
  2. Creating a remote user
  3. Results