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Manage Your Account Settings#

Manage various settings of your user account in TheHive, including your avatar, name, email address, API key, multifactor authentication (MFA), homepage, date format, and beta features.

Edit your avatar#

  1. From any view, select the user symbol.

    User symbol

  2. Select Settings.

  3. In the Infos tab, select the avatar, then select a new image in PNG or JPG format. The file must be smaller than 500 KB.

  4. Select Confirm.

Edit your name#

  1. From any view, select the user symbol.

    User symbol

  2. Select Settings.

  3. In the Infos tab, edit your name.

  4. Select Confirm.

Edit your email address#

  1. From any view, select the user symbol.

    User symbol

  2. Select Settings.

  3. In the Infos tab, edit your email address. The email address is used to send you notifications and password-related information.

  4. Select Confirm.

Manage your API key#

  1. From any view, select the user symbol.

    User symbol

  2. Select Settings.

  3. In the API key tab, select Renew, Reveal, or Revoke, depending on the action you want to take.

  4. Select Confirm.

Activate multifactor authentication#

Use this procedure to add an extra layer of security to your account.

  1. From any view, select the user symbol.

    User symbol

  2. Select Settings.

  3. In the MFA tab, follow the on-screen instructions to activate MFA.

Edit your homepage#

  1. From any view, select the user symbol.

    User symbol

  2. Select Settings.

  3. In the Options tab, select the page you want to use as your homepage.

  4. Select Confirm.

Edit the default date format#

  1. From any view, select the user symbol.

    User symbol

  2. Select Settings.

  3. In the Options tab, select the date format you want to use.

  4. Select Confirm.

Customize status style#

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Customize the status style for cases, alerts, and tasks.

  1. From any view, select the user symbol.

    User symbol

  2. Select Settings.

  3. In the Options tab, go to the Customization section.

  4. Select the status style you want:

    • Outlined: The status label displays a colored border and text, with no background fill.
    • Filled: The status label background is filled with the status color.
  5. Select Confirm.

The chosen style applies to cases, alerts, and tasks across lists only.

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