Log In to the Web Interface

Required User Role: Any

To log in to the Tenable Security Center Director configuration interface:

1. Open a supported web browser on a system that has access to the system’s network address space.

   Note: You must access the Tenable Security Center Director web interface using a secure web connection (HTTPS) with SSL/TLS 1.2 enabled. Tenable Security Center Director recommends configuring the strongest encryption supported by your browser.

   For more information, see Encryption Strength.

2. Clear your web browser's cache.

3. Navigate to the URL for your Tenable Security Center Director: https://<SERVER ADDRESS OR NAME>/.

   Where <SERVER ADDRESS OR NAME> is the IPv4 or IPv6 address or hostname for your Tenable Security Center Director.

   The Tenable Security Center Director web interface appears.

4. Log in using the supported method for your account configuration.

   Note: If you are the first administrator user logging in to Tenable Security Center Director, see Initial Login Considerations.

   • To log in via a username and password, type your Tenable Security Center Director credentials and click Log In.

   • To log in via SAML authentication, click Sign In Using Identity Provider. When presented with your identity provider login page, type your identity provider credentials.

     For more information about SAML authentication, see Configure SAML Authentication Manually via the User Interface.

   • To log in via certificate, see Log in to the Web Interface via SSL Client Certificate.

   Tenable Security Center Director logs you in and displays the dashboard with different elements depending on your user role.

Initial Login Considerations

When you log in to Tenable Security Center Director for the first time, Tenable Security Center Director displays the Quick Setup Guide welcome page to begin a multi-step setup process for initial configuration. For more information about quick setup, see Quick Setup.

If you prefer to configure the system manually, click Exit Quick Setup Guide. For more information about getting started with Tenable Security Center Director, see Get Started With Tenable Security Center Director.