3.2 Logging In

You must be a Report Administrator to log in to the Identity Reporting Module. If you need help getting a username and password to supply for the login, see your system administrator.

To log in to the reporting module:

  1. Start the application, as described under Section 3.1, Accessing the Identity Reporting Module.

    The reporting module displays the login page:

  2. Type your user name and password.

    The Login page accepts two formats for user names:

    Format

    Rules

    Full DN

    You must escape special characters (if there are any) in a full DN according to RFC 2253/4514 section 2.4.

    You need to use the backslash character to escape special characters. By escaping special characters, you can avoid ambiguity.

    Simple name

    Do not escape special characters in a simple name.

    If subcontainer search is enabled (the LDAP administration credential and login attribute need to be configured at install time to enable it), the simple name is used in an LDAP search in the sub-tree of the user container.

    NOTE:If multiple accounts match the user name after a search has been performed, the reporting user interface displays an error message, instead of providing a list of accounts to choose from. This behavior ensures proper security for the user accounts within the Identity Vault. If multiple accounts are found, you can supply a full DN to ensure that the correct account is used for authentication.

    If subcontainer search is disabled, the simple name is treated as an attribute value for the CN, which is then combined with the user container DN to form a user DN.

    In both cases, the login facility is able to escape special characters appropriately.

    At installation time, the administrator needs to escape special characters (if there are any) for the User Application Driver, driver set, and driver set container.

  3. Click Login.

    The module displays the Overview page, with a Welcome message in the upper right corner that shows the first name of the logged in user:

    When you log in to the reporting module as a Report Administrator, you have access to the full range of reporting capabilities within the application.

    If your user name and password are not entered correctly, or if you are not a Report Administrator, the Login page displays an error message and does not permit you to use the application.