Creating Local User Accounts
Fortify Software Security Center Administrator-level users can add new local user accounts to the list of Fortify Software Security Center users.
Important! You cannot create externally managed users from Fortify Software Security Center. These can only be provisioned using the SCIM API.
To create a Fortify Software Security Center user account:
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Log in to Fortify Software Security Center as an Administrator, and then, in the OpenText header, click Administration.
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In the left pane, select Users, and then select Local Users.
The Local Users page lists local users.
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In the Local Users toolbar, click +ADD.
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In the CREATE NEW USER dialog box, provide the information listed in the following table.
Important! Values for fields in the following table marked with an asterisk (*) must not start with the characters =, -, +, or @, and must not include control characters.
Field or Check Box Description *Username
Username for Fortify Software Security Center logon.
*First Name
(Optional, but strongly recommended) First name of user.
*Last Name
(Optional, but strongly recommended) Last name of user.
*Email
(Optional) Email address of user.
Caution! Although an email address is not required, the user cannot receive email alerts and notifications unless you provide one.
Password
Password for the new user.
The Password Strength indicator displays the relative strength of the password you entered. You can save the user account information only if the password is evaluated as strong or very strong.
Confirm Password
Password for the new user.
User must change password at next login
Leave this check box selected to require the user to change the password at the next login to Fortify Software Security Center.
Password never expires
Select this check box to allow the user to use the originally assigned password until he or she wants to change it.
To require the user to change his or her password every thirty days, leave this check box cleared.
Suspended
Select this check box to suspend user access to Fortify Software Security Center.
Roles (Optional, but strongly recommended) Select the check boxes for all roles to assign to the user.
Caution! Although this is optional, keep in mind that a user who has no assigned role cannot access Fortify Software Security Center unless that user belongs to a local group that does have an assigned role.
Access To specify the applications that the new user can access:
Note: If you have assigned the user the role of Administrator or WebInspect Enterprise System, that user has universal access to all Fortify Software Security Center applications.
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To open the SELECT APPLICATION VERSION dialog, click ADD.
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From the APPLICATION list, select an application to which you want the user to have access.
The VERSIONS list in the center pane displays all active versions of the selected application.
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Select the check boxes for all versions that you want the user to be able to access. To select all versions, select the Select all check box.
On the right, the SELECTED VERSIONS pane lists the versions you selected.
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To add another application version or versions, repeat steps a through c.
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Click DONE.
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Do one of the following:
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To save your settings and exit the CREATE NEW USER dialog box, click SAVE.
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To save your settings and create another new user, click SAVE AND ADD ANOTHER.
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Fortify Software Security Center adds the user account to the list of local users.
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