2.4 Application SSO

You can do a single sign on to applications that are configured for you in the following ways based on the policies defined by the administrator:

2.4.1 Launch from User Console

You can launch the application from the user console and Privileged Account Manager does a single sign on to the application.

To launch the application from user console, perform the following:

  1. You can launch the application by clicking either of the following:

    • Resource Name: Allows you to add session notes before launching the session.

    • The icon: Allows you to launch the session without adding notes.

      An RDP file is downloaded, when you click either of the above.

      Save and open the downloaded RDP file.

      Application launches and Privileged Account Manager does a single sign on for you to use the application.

      The icon:Allows you to launch the session for web Application SSO.

2.4.2 Launch Using Remote Desktop Connection

You can start a remote connection to a Windows server and Privileged Account Manager does a single sign on when you launch the application. This types of resource accesses are not displayed in the user console as you cannot launch these sessions from the user console.

To launch the application:

  1. Open the Remote Desktop Connection client.

  2. Specify the IP address of the target machine that has the application installed.

  3. Specify your user console credentials.

  4. Right-click the application you want to access and select Run as privileged user.

    Application launches and Privileged Account Manager does a single sign on as a privileged user for you to use the application.