Specifying the default authentication method for new Pega Robot Manager users
Comply with your security requirements by selecting the authentication method that Pega Robot Manager assigns to a user role by default.
When you add a user in Robot Manager, the authentication method for the user is determined by their access roles and the following dynamic system settings:
- DefaultAuthenticationTypeForRuntimeOnlyUser
- Determines the authentication method for users whose access group includes only the RuntimeUser access role. This setting does not apply to access groups that include more access roles in addition to RuntimeUser.
- DefaultAuthenticationType
- Determines the authentication method for access groups that do not meet the conditions for the DefaultAuthenticationTypeForRuntimeOnlyUser setting, for example, access groups that include Admin, UserAdmin, RobotAdmin, ReportAdmin, and Developer access roles.
For more information, see Default access roles.
- Specify the default authentication method for the
RuntimeUser access role:
- In Dev Studio, click .
- From the list of dynamic system settings, select
DefaultAuthenticationTypeForRuntimeOnlyUser.
- On the Settings tab, enter one of the following
values:
Basic SSO - Confirm your configuration by clicking Save.
- Specify the default authentication method for user roles other than
RuntimeUser:
- In Dev Studio, click .
- From the list of dynamic system settings, select DefaultAuthenticationType.
- On the Settings tab, enter any of the following
values:
Basic SSO - Confirm your configuration by clicking Save.
- If you configured any user role to authenticate by using the basic method,
provide the temporary password for the first login:
- In Dev Studio, select .
- From the list of activities, select
pyGetGeneratedPassword.You can quickly browse the activity list by filtering the Activity Name column.
- On the pyGetGeneratedPassword form, click Save as to specialize the rule in your application layer.
- On the pyGetGeneratedPassword form, click the Parameters tab.
- For the generatedPassword parameter, populate the Default value field with the temporary password for basic authentication users, as shown in the following example:
- Confirm your settings by clicking Save.
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