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About User Accounts#

This topic explains how user accounts work in TheHive.

License

The number of user accounts you can create depends on your TheHive license. Only unlocked user accounts of type normal count toward the license limit. User accounts of type service and those with unlicensed permissions aren't limited.

Types#

5.0

TheHive supports two types of user accounts:

  • Normal accounts: Intended for users who access TheHive through the web interface. Normal accounts support all authentication methods. These accounts can also generate API keys if enabled.

  • Service accounts: Designed for programmatic access to TheHive via the API. Service accounts authenticate exclusively using an API key and can't sign in to the web interface.

Organizations#

Each use account belongs to one or more organizations. If a user is linked to multiple organizations, they can switch between them at any time.

Profiles#

Each user account is assigned a profile. Profiles define the set of permissions available to the user.

Permissions#

Required permissions

Only users with an admin-type profile that has the manageUser permission can manage user accounts at the client level in TheHive.

Required permissions

Only users with the manageUser permission can manage user accounts at the organization level in TheHive.

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