The Delinea Platform allows you to create two different types of users.

  • External users: Users managed through AD or federated IdPs. These are not created directly in Delinea; they appear once the external source is connected and the user logs in.
  • Local users: Accounts created directly in Delinea (the local directory). These must satisfy Delinea’s own login/authentication rules.

Best practices / Guidance

  • Favor external accounts (AD or federated) over local accounts for most users.
  • Only add local user accounts when absolutely necessary—e.g., for vendors, or for someone needing limited/temporary access or testing.

Below is a screenshot of how to add a new Local User.

  1. Log in to your Delinea instance, select Acces,s and click Users > Add Local User.

2. Complete the username, email address, and display name attributes. The product, by default, sends an email invitation for user profile setup.

3. Select the user type; you have two options: employee or vendor

4. You can add the user to a group if you need.

5. Once added, you can see the account created and with the status of Invited.

6. If you check the mailbox for the added user. An invitation was received with a link to accept the invitation.

7. If the user clicks the invitation, it will redirect to the Delinea tenant to proceed with the setup.

8. The user needs to complete the password field, which can be Manual or generated.

9. Once completed, the user now has access to the Delinea dashboard for their profile.

10. If you go back to the Delinea Platform as an admin, you will see the user in Active status.

At this point, Delinea initially assigns a Risk Score for each user. Risk is based on the analytics that generate non-resolved alerts and the associated findings. Risk scores are designated as Low, Medium, and High.

Gabriel Magarino – Senior Security Manager | IAM Evangelist - Experienced leader with over 20 years in the IT and cybersecurity industry, specializing in Identity & Access Management. Expert in Okta, One Identity, SailPoint (IdentityIQ & IdentityNow), OneLogin, Delinea, and CyberArk. Passionate about exploring IAM and emerging technologies, coaching, and training IAM teams. Holds a Master’s in Computer Science and multiple certifications, including Okta Professional & Administration, One Identity Architect & Instructor, SailPoint Identity Now, ITIL, Scrum Master, among others. Currently pursuing a PhD with a focus on Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.

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