Configuring user access control

vRealize Operations offers several ways you can authenticate users:

  • Use an identity source that uses the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
  • Use VMware vCenter Server® users. Users must already be valid users in the vCenter Server system.
  • Use local user accounts that are created by using the vRealize Operations user interface.
  • Use a single sign-on server so that users can use their single sign-on credentials to log in to vRealize Operations and vCenter Server
  • VMware Identity Manager (vIDM).

It is recommended to use an LDAP source authentication method for the following reasons:

  • If your company already uses, for example, Active Directory, then you can leverage the existing identity source
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