Linked User Accounts

You can create linked user accounts and linked non-admin user accounts to allow users to switch between accounts without logging out and logging back in to Tenable Security Center Director.

• Linked User Account - A Security Manager user account that is linked to an Administrator user account.

• Linked Non-Admin User Account - An SM-Linked user account that is linked to a Security Manager user account.

On the Users page, a tooltip appears next to linked and linked non-admin users that displays the username for the associated Administrator or Security Manager account.

For more information about user accounts in Tenable Security Center Director, see User Access and User Roles.

For more information about linked user accounts, see Manage Linked Users.

Linked User

Users with linked user accounts can use a single set of login credentials to log in to Tenable Security Center Director as an Administrator, then switch to a linked Security Manager, from one linked Security Manager to another, or from a linked Security Manager to the linked Administrator. You do not need to re-authenticate to switch between linked user accounts after logging in as the linked Administrator.

The following restrictions apply to linked user accounts:

• Each Administrator can have one linked Security Manager per organization.

• Each linked Security Manager can be associated with only one Administrator user account.

• Linked Security Managers cannot log in to Tenable Security Center Director directly. You must log in to the Administrator account associated with the linked Security Manager, then switch users.

• You cannot convert a standalone user account to a linked user account.

• You cannot convert a linked user account to a standalone user account. To unlink a Security Manager user from an Administrator user, delete the linked Security Manager, then create a standalone Security Manager.

Linked Non-Admin User

Users with linked non-admin user accounts can use a single set of login credentials to log in to Tenable Security Center Director as a Security Manager, then switch to a linked SM-Linked account, from one SM-Linked account to another, or from an SM-Linked account to the linked Security Manager. You do not need to re-authenticate to switch between linked user accounts after logging in as the linked Security Manager.

The following restrictions apply to linked non-admin user accounts:

• Each Security Manager can have one linked SM-Linked user account per organization.

• Each SM-Linked user account can be associated with only one Security Manager user account.

• SM-Linked user accounts cannot create, edit, or delete user accounts in the organization.

• SM-Linked users do not have access to the Profile page to edit their own accounts.

• SM-Linked users cannot log in to Tenable Security Center Director directly. You must log in to the Security Manager account associated with the SM-Linked account, then switch users.

• You can only create linked non-admin user accounts for TNS user accounts. Linked non-admin user accounts are not supported for LDAP or SAML user accounts.

• You cannot convert a standalone user account to a linked non-admin user account.

• You cannot convert an SM-Linked user to a standalone user account. To unlink an SM-Linked user from a Security Manager user, delete the SM-Linked user account.

• You cannot create a standalone SM-Linked user account.