User and role management lets you give and control access to Cloud Observability, helping your teams stay efficient and secure.
Overview
Cloud Observability’s user and role management is flexible, letting you integrate with tools such as Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, or OneLogin. You can automate creating users and assigning roles, or handle things in bulk with Cloud Observability’s API or Terraform. By assigning roles and permissions, teams can access the right resources while protecting sensitive information.
Workflow
To help you integrate with your existing systems, Cloud Observability offers several ways to manage users and roles. The table below outlines the options for assigning roles and authenticating, creating, and deleting users.
If you’re not sure where to start, see Plan your workflow to learn about four common setups.
| Action | How to do it |
|---|---|
| Authenticating users | Use single sign-on (SSO) or manually invite users in the Cloud Observability UI. |
| Creating users | If you're using SSO, automate user creation with Just-in-Time (JIT) provisioning or Okta and System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM). You can also create users in bulk with the Cloud Observability API. If you're not using SSO, create users by manually inviting them in the Cloud Observability UI. |
| Assigning roles | If you're using SSO:
If you're not using SSO, assign roles in the Cloud Observability UI or with Terraform. |
| Deleting users | Use the Cloud Observability API or Cloud Observability UI. |
Benefits
Cloud Observability’s user and role management features have several benefits:
Flexibility
Integrate with your tools – for example, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, or OneLogin – to manage users and roles. To give teams the access they need, use Cloud Observability’s standard roles or create your own custom roles.
Security
Control user access with role-based access control (RBAC) and let Identity Providers (IdPs) authenticate users through SSO.
Efficiency
Manage users and roles at scale with JIT provisioning, the Cloud Observability API, Okta and SCIM, or Terraform.
What to explore next
To learn more about setting up user and role management, see:
See also
Roles and permissions reference
Updated Oct 18, 2024