Restricting the privileges of Federation users (Basic) - The Federation™ role uses a remote user account to connect to a remote Security Center system. - Security Center 5.12

Security Center Hardening Guide 5.12

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Security Center
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Guides > Administrator guides
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5.12
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Last updated
2024-12-17

The Federation™ role uses a remote user account to connect to a remote Security Center system.

If another system federates your system, the remote user account that the Federation™ role accesses should have minimum privileges.
NOTE: The rights and privileges of the Federation user determine what the users on the Federation™ host can see and do on the federated system. The Federation user must have the application privilege Federation™. Any other access rights and privileges depend on what you want to let the Federation user do on your system. The Federation user should not be a member of the Administrators group, as it increases the security risks if ever the associated credentials are compromised. This could lead to a malicious user taking control of your system. Instead, you should only grant the privileges that the Federation host requires to perform their operations.