5. User management

Nubus integrates central identity and access management (IAM), providing a comprehensive framework for managing user accounts, passwords, and access permissions across your digital infrastructure. This chapter guides functional administrators through aspects of user management, from basic account creation to advanced template configuration and self-service capabilities.

The Users management module in the Management UI provides centralized administration at the core of Nubus user management. The Directory Service stores all user account information in LDAP objects, ensuring consistency and reliability across integrated services. Single sign-on capabilities allow users to access various services seamlessly using the same credentials.

This centralized approach significantly reduces administrative overhead by eliminating the need to configure changes across multiple individual systems. It also prevents errors that typically arise from inconsistencies between separate user databases, making your identity and access management with Nubus both more efficient and more secure.

This chapter addresses the following essential use cases for user management in Nubus:

Administrative user account management

Create, modify, and manage user accounts through the Management UI, including comprehensive user templates for standardized account creation across different organizational roles and departments.

Self-service password management

Enable users to independently manage their passwords and account information through the End User Self Service, including password resets, profile updates, and account registration without administrator intervention.

Enterprise password policy enforcement

Implement and maintain robust password policies including length requirements, expiration intervals, quality checks, and history management to ensure organizational security compliance.

This chapter covers the complete spectrum of user management capabilities, starting with basic concepts and progressing to advanced configuration options. You discover how to streamline user creation through templates and wizards, implement comprehensive password policies, and enable user self-service features that reduce administrative burden while maintaining security standards.

For a reference about the Users management module, see Users module.

Contents

• 5.1. Introduction to user management in Nubus
  • 5.1.1. User account types
  • 5.1.2. Recommendation for username definition
• 5.2. User creation wizard
  • 5.2.1. Deactivate user creation wizard
  • 5.2.2. Primary email address in user creation wizard
• 5.3. User account templates
  • 5.3.1. Create a user account template
  • 5.3.2. Available user account attributes
  • 5.3.3. Value syntax in a user account template
• 5.4. User password management
  • 5.4.1. Password policy types
  • 5.4.2. Change the user password
  • 5.4.3. Password policy settings
• 5.5. End User Self Service
  • 5.5.1. Change user password through the Portal
  • 5.5.2. Password management in the End User Self Service
  • 5.5.3. Contact information
  • 5.5.4. Self registration
  • 5.5.5. Self deregistration