# Authentication and Access Control

## Sign in to Actian 

### General Login Steps

1. Go to the Login Page: Navigate to the Actian Data Observability Platform login page.
2. Enter Credentials: Use your registered email address and password.
3. Click "Sign In": Click the sign-in button to access your Actian account.

### Single Sign-On (SSO) Login Steps

Many organizations use SSO for a more secure and streamlined login experience. If your company uses an identity provider (IdP) like Okta, you'll use this method to log in.

1. Go to the Login Page: Navigate to the Actian Data Observability Platform login page.
2. Enter Credentials: Use your registered email address.
3. If SSO is configured for your account, you will be navigated to the IDP option. If multiple SSOs are configured, you will need to select the desired one.
4. You will be redirected to your organization's identity provider login page.
5. Enter your Company Credentials: Use your standard company username and password to authenticate.
6. Redirect to Actian: After successful authentication with your IdP, you'll be redirected back to the Actian account.

Please click [SSO Configuration] (sso-configuration.md) to learn more about setting up your SSO configuration.

### Sign in Issues

Potential issues you may face when signing in:

* Account locked out
* User not added to SSO group
* User not added to Data Observability account

## Managing Users 

Data Observability allows you to create, edit, and delete users via the Manage Tenant Users UI menu:

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### Role-based Access 

The Platform supports project-scoped permissions. Tenant admins are able to modify these permissions accordingly:

| **Role**     | **Add/Modify Users** | **Add, Edit or Delete Source** | <p><strong>Scan source/</strong><br/><strong>Schedule Scans</strong></p> | **View scan results** |
| ------------ | -------------------- | ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
| Tenant Admin | x                    | x                              | x                                                                       | x                     |
| Editor       |                      | x                              | x                                                                       | x                     |
| Operator     |                      |                                | x                                                                       | x                     |
| Viewer       |                      |                                |                                                                         | x                     |

To modify user roles,

1. Click “**Manage Tenant Users**” under the user menu
2. Click on the user you would like to modify permissions for
3. “**Project Permissions**” table with different roles
4. Select appropriate roles
5. Click Save