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How to Configure a Local Authentication Provider#

This topic provides step-by-step instructions for configuring a local authentication provider in TheHive.

This is the default behavior of TheHive. The application stores usernames and passwords in a local database managed by TheHive.

Required permissions for configuring authentication

Only users with an admin-type profile that has the managePlatform permission can configure authentication in TheHive.

Procedure#

  1. Go to the Platform management view from the sidebar menu.

    Platform management

  2. Select the Authentication tab.

    Authentication tab

  3. Select Local authentication in the Authentication providers section.

  4. In the Local authentication drawer, enter:

    • The number of failed authentication attempts before temporarily blocking the user
    • The duration for automatic user unblocking

  5. To define a password policy, enable the Enabled password policy toggle and enter the following password requirements:

    • Minimum length
    • Minimum number of lowercase characters
    • Minimum number of uppercase characters
    • Minimum number of digits
    • Minimum number of special characters

  6. To prevent users from using their login as a password, enable the Disallow using usernames as passwords toggle.

Next steps#