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title: "Configure AIM for Aryaka's IdP"
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This topic describes the configuration required to use an Aryaka-hosted database of your users and user groups for identity authentication with Aryaka Identity Management (AIM). During configuration, you must set a password expiration period and specify which users and user groups you want to be included in the integration. To edit or delete an existing configuration, see the  Manage Aryaka’s IdP  topic. You can only configure one instance of Aryaka’s IdP. Complete the following procedure to configure AIM for Aryaka’s IdP: To configure identity authentication using Aryaka’s IdP Open the Aryaka Identity Management page if it is not already open: Log in to MyAryaka. The Home page appears. Click  Global Settings  in the left navigation pane. The Global Settings page appears and displays a series of tiles. Click  Manage  in the Identity Management tile. The Aryaka Identity Management page appears. Click  Add  on the Aryaka’s IdP tile in the Available Identity Providers section. The Configure Aryaka’s IdP page appears and displays the Basic Info pane. In the Password Expiration field, enter the number of days after which you want the IdP’s password to expire. The default is 90 days. Click  Submit . The Aryaka’s IdP page appears in read-only mode and displays the Basic Info, Enterprise Users, and Enterprise User Groups panes. To add an enterprise user, do the following: Click  Add  in the Enterprise Users pane. The Add an Enterprise User page appears in edit mode. Enter the user's first name, last name, and email address in the appropriate fields. (Optional) Add this user to an existing enterprise user group: Click  Add  in the Associated Groups pane. The Available Groups to Connect dialog appears. Click the name of one or more groups to which you want to add this user. The selected groups are highlighted in green and display a check. Click  Add Selected . The Add an Enterprise User page appears with the user details and selected user group displayed. Click  Submit . The Aryaka’s IdP page appears with the newly-configured user displayed in the Enterprise Users table. A confirmation email is sent to the email address specified for the user. The email is addressed from Aryaka Identity Manager Notification < ops@aryaka.info >. The email includes an  Activate Your User Account  link that the user must click within 12 hours to confirm his or her identity. When the user clicks this link, they are prompted to verify their email address and then create a password to activate their account.  To add an enterprise user group, do the following: Click  Add  in the Enterprise User Groups pane. The Add an Enterprise User Group page appears in edit mode. Enter a descriptive name for the group in the Group Name field. (Optional) Add one or more users to this enterprise user group: Click  Add  in the Associated Users pane. The Available Users to Connect dialog appears. Click the name of one or more users you want to add to this user group. The selected users are highlighted in green and display a check. Click  Add Selected . The Add an Enterprise User Group page appears with the user group details and selected users displayed. Click  Submit . The group is created and the Aryaka’s IdP page appears with the newly-configured user group displayed in the Enterprise User Groups table. Bulk user and user group upload Click  Upload  in the  Bulk Upload Enterprise Users and Enterprise User Groups  section to upload a CSV of users and user groups that you want to add. You can choose to either update certain entries or replace all users and groups with those in the CSV.  Related topics Manage Aryaka’s IdP Aryaka Identity Management Security engine rulesets