Create Identities

Learn how to create Apono identities in the UI

Identities allow Apono to restrict resource access to specified, authenticated users or groups.

Apono identities can come from two different sources.

Source	Description
Identity Provider (IdP)	(Strongly recommended) Apono integrates with your IdP service and syncs your user context information. This allows you to manage user access from the Apono UI based on your existing IdP setup.
Apono UI	The Apono UI allows you to create users and groups within the platform. You can use these identities to manage access.

Creating users or groups in the Apono UI may duplicate or conflict with identities from your IdP. Because of this, we recommend using only IdP-integrated identities.

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Prerequisite

Item	Description
IdP Integration	(Strongly recommended) Apono integration with an identity provider service to manage user and group access When you integrate with an IdP, the Apono system fetches your existing users and groups. These identities will appear on the Identities page. For more information, learn how to integrate with an IdP.

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Create an identity

You can add users and create group identities in the Apono UI.

Add a user

Invite User menu

Follow these steps to add a user to the Apono UI:

1. On the Identities page, on the Users tab, click Add User. The Profile popup window appears.
2. From the portal’s left navigation, click Users > Invite User. The Invite User popup window appears.

3. Under Email & Role, enter the email address of the user.

4. From the dropdown menu, select a role for the user to assume in Apono.

Role	Description
Admin	Has access to resources by default and grants access to resources
Grantee	Requests and receives access to resources

1. Enter the Full Name of the user.

This name will be used to identify the user on the Identities page and in access flows.

1. (Optional) Enter the Phone Number of the user, including the country code.

2. Click Invite. The Invite User menu closes, and an invitation link is sent to the user’s email.

3. In the top right corner of the page, click X. The Profile window closes, and the user receives an email invitation to the Apono UI.

After adding a user, you can create an access flow to define the resources to which the user can request access. You can also add the user to a group.

Create a group

Create Group menu

Follow these steps to create a group in the Apono UI:

1. On the Identities page, on the Groups tab, click Create group. The Create Group popup window appears.
2. Enter a Group name.

This name will be used to identify the group and its members on the Identities page and in access flows.

1. From the Users dropdown menu, select one or more users to associate with the group.

To locate a user, you can type the user’s name into the search bar.

1. Click Create. The group appears as a list item on the Groups tab.

After creating a group, you can use the group to define requesters in an access flow.