Fortanix Armor - Account Management

1.0 Introduction

This article describes how to access and manage accounts in the Fortanix Armor platform.

It also describes:

• How to access and switch between multiple Fortanix Armor accounts.

• How to view account details.

• How to manage (edit, delete, leave) an account.

2.0 Access Accounts

All the Fortanix Armor accounts associated with your user account will be displayed on the Accounts page.

On the Accounts page, you can perform the following:

• Add an account: Click + ADD ACCOUNT or select ADD ACCOUNT from the Select account drop-down to add a new account.

  

• Select an account

• Switch the account’s view

2.1 Select an Account

For the account added, click GO TO ACCOUNT to access the solutions available for that account.

NOTE

• If you created your first account after logging in, it will be selected by default.

• Contact the account administrator to join an existing account.

If you have more than one account, you can select the appropriate account using SELECT ACCOUNT or from the Accounts dropdown.

NOTE

Switch Between Accounts

Fortanix Armor allows you to access multiple accounts, each using its own SSO or password-based authentication method. When switching accounts, you must select the relevant authentication method and may be required to re-authenticate.

2.2 Switch Account View

You can switch between the account list view and account card view using .

By default, you can see the accounts in the card view (). Click to switch to the accounts list view. If selected, you can see the list of your available accounts.

On this page, you can perform the following operations:

1. Search for a specific account.

2. Copy the account ID.

3. Add a new account.

3.0 View Account Details

After you add an account, you can view its details along with the available solutions for that account.

To view and manage the account details,

1. Click the ACCOUNT DETAILS drop down menu on the top-right corner of the page.

   

2. You can view the following account details:

   • Account ID: A unique identifier of the account. You can copy the value if required.

   • Created On: Account creation date and time.

   

3. Click HIDE DETAILS to hide the account details.

4.0 Manage an Account

After adding an account, you can perform the following:

• Edit: You can update the account name and logo.

• Leave account: You can leave an account if you no longer need access to it.

  NOTE

  You can leave the account only if that account has more than one user with an Account Administrator role.

• Delete account: You can delete an account if it is no longer needed or contains inappropriate data.

  NOTE

  • After the account is deleted, a confirmation message "Account deleted successfully" is displayed.

  • Before deleting the account, ensure that all active objects, such as groups, connections, and security objects, are removed. If any active objects remain, the deletion will fail, and the account will be deactivated instead. In that case, you can delete the remaining objects from the deactivated account and then proceed to delete the account.

  • When an account is deleted, it is first deactivated. This action is irreversible. During the deactivation or deletion process, you will not be able to create or update accounts, users, groups, group memberships, client applications (apps), or security objects within the account. You will only be able to view and delete user accounts, groups, client apps, and group membership details.

NOTE

Only users with the Account Administrator role can edit or delete a Fortanix Armor account.