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title: "Inviting a User to Fortanix DSM"
slug: "inviting-a-user-to-fortanix-data-security-manager"
updated: 2026-05-27T10:04:53Z
published: 2026-05-27T10:04:53Z
canonical: "support.fortanix.com/inviting-a-user-to-fortanix-data-security-manager"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Inviting a User to Fortanix DSM

## 1.0 Introduction

This article describes the steps to invite a user to Fortanix-Data-Security-Manager (DSM).

## 2.0 Prerequisites

Ensure the following:

- The email id of the user is required.
- You need to be an account administrator to invite a user to an account.

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
> 
> Fortanix recommends that you create more than one administrator accounts to ensure that you do not face any difficulties when an administrator user leaves the organization.

## 3.0 Invite a User

Perform the following steps to add a new user to an account:

1. In the Fortanix DSM UI, navigate to **Users** → **USERS** tab and click **ADD** **USERS** to add a new user.
2. On the **Add new users to the account** page, the following two options are displayed:
  - INVITE BY EMAIL (Selected by default)
  - SEARCH LDAP DIRECTORY

### 3.1 Using INVITE BY EMAIL Option

Perform the following steps to invite a user using the invite by email option:

1. Enter the email address of the person you want to invite.
2. Enter the name of the person being invited. (Optional)
3. Select a role for the user: Auditor, Account Member, or Account Administrator.
4. Click **INVITE**.

*For more information, refer to the* [*User's Guide: Authorization*](https://support.fortanix.com/docs/users-guide-authorization)*.*

### 3.2 Using SEARCH LDAP DIRECTORY Option

Perform the following steps to invite a user using the search LDAP directory option:

1. Select the **Source** and the **Scope** for search.
2. Click **SEARCH DIRECTORY**
3. Select the user(s) you want to invite.
4. From the **“Use value as the email address”** drop down menu, select the field that contains the email address (**E-mail** or **User Principal Name**).
5. Click **ADD USERS TO THE ACCOUNT**.

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
> 
> To use this option, you must configure Fortanix DSM for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication. *For more information about LDAP authentication, refer to the* [*User's Guide: Single Sign-On*](https://support.fortanix.com/docs/users-guide-single-sign-on#50-ldap-authentication)*.*

## 4.0 User Actions

You can perform the following actions on existing users:

- **Enable/Disable a User**: To perform this action, hover over the user in the user's list and click the enable or disable toggle.
- **Delete a User**: To perform this action, scroll to the end of the page and click **DELETE USER**.
- **Copy UUID of a User**: To perform this action, from the top of the user’s page, click the copy icon ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/c3bd85d2-4ad8-4d85-9f60-f1c168a3aad9/Images/Documentation/Screenshot (1810)(1).png) next to the app UUID to copy it.

Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) is the world’s first cloud service secured with Intel® SGX. With Fortanix DSM, you can securely generate, store, and use cryptographic keys and certificates, as well as other secrets such as passwords, API keys, tokens, or any blob of data. Your business-critical applications and containers can integrate with Fortanix DSM using legacy cryptographic interfaces (PKCS#11, CNG, and JCE) or using the native Fortanix DSM RESTful interface.

Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) is the world’s first cloud service secured with Intel® SGX. With Fortanix DSM, you can securely generate, store, and use cryptographic keys and certificates, as well as other secrets such as passwords, API keys, tokens, or any blob of data. Your business-critical applications and containers can integrate with Fortanix DSM using legacy cryptographic interfaces (PKCS#11, CNG, and JCE) or using the native Fortanix DSM RESTful interface.

## Related

- [PKCS#11 Library](/fortanix-dsm-clients-pkcs11-library.md)
- [Getting Started with Fortanix DSM - UI](/getting-started-with-fortanix-data-security-manager-ui.md)
- [Custom Role](/fortanix-dsm-custom-role.md)
- [Fortanix CCM - Quickstart](/fortanix-ccm-quickstart-guide.md)
- [Account and Users](/fortanix-armor-system-administration-account-and-users.md)