Is there a way to run run scheduled reports/tasks, etc under a generic admin “service account” as opposed to an individual/admin’s having to run that under their id? On that same topic we run REST API scripts using individual client_id/secret. Is there way to use the same “service account” client_i…

If your source is tied to an identity profile, then it is considered an authoritative source. Any account aggregated from an authoritative source will create a new identity, or correlate to an existing identity. It sounds like you already have an “admins” CSV source that is tied to an identity pro…

Hi @mario_rod , For instance, you can have a simple delimited source file for such “service account”, an identity profile based on this source and then create account in the source to have an identity. Grant the lowest possible role for this identity and create a Personal Access Token (PAT) for it. …

Thanks @yannick_beot ! We already have an “admins” csv source with the SA’s and other human accts. in it along with an iden. profile. The SA’s have the “admin” role assigned and we are using their client_id/secret. When you say “create account in the source to have an identity”: Does this mean - i…

Thanks Colin! I will look into this and get back to you if I have any additional questions

What about creating an Active Directory service account, giving the proper permissions, then generating the PAT to use? Our AD service accounts have their password regularly rotated via our PAM tool so there’s an extra layer of security. Is there any drawback with this method?

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