Manage User Access#

The comes ready to use with built-in user management. Data sources can differ, but the software is ready-to-run.

Types Of Access#

There are different types of users in the software.These are divided into:

  • Customer Users And

  • Agent Users

Each user type has their own individual interface

User Type

interface

User (a.k.a agent)

Agent Interface (index.pl)

Customer User

Customer Interface (customer.pl)

User type sources are individually configurable. Depending on your system configuration you may be able to edit users, customer users, and their information, or only read such.

Supported Backends#

Authentication Backend#

For user authentication the system can use the following sources:

  • Database

  • Directory Service

  • HTTP Basic Authentication (the basis for Singe-Sign-On)

  • Radius server

Data Source#

For maintainability it’s easier to use the Active Directory or other directory service for maintaining your data.

  • Database

  • Directory Service

Note

Synchronization of agent user data is possible but the data source is always a database table.

Customer user synchronization is not currently supported.

User Access Diagram#

Here’s an example access concept.

graph TD user(Logged in User) user --> role1(Role One) user --> role2(Role Two) role2 --> group1(Group One) role1 --> group2(Group Two) group1 --> permissions_rw group2 --> permissions_owner group2 --> permissions_ro group2 --> permissions_note role1 --> group3(Group Three) group3 --> permissions_ro group3 --> permissions_priority

A general rule is that a group is a resource, and a role provides permissions to a resource.

In the rest of this chapter we will discuss how to use groups and rolls to manage access to different parts of the system and to create teams.