Security Work Flow in the Enterprise

The following provides the basic work flow for managing license-server administrative security in the enterprise. This flow assumes that the producer has deployed your license server with security already enabled. It also assumes that you have access to a license-server administrator tool, such as the FlexNet License Server Administrator command-line tool, the FlexNet License Server Manager, or a custom administrator tool provided by the producer.

Security Work Flow for Administering the License Server

Step	Who	Does what	How
1	Producer	Sets up the default license server administrator account and distributes both the default credentials (if needed) and the license server’s base URL.	For a CLS instance: The default license-server administrator account is automatically created when the CLS instance is created. For a local license server: The default license-server administrator account generated by the producer.
2	Enterprise license-server administrator	Resets default administrator password	For a CLS instance: Uses Action > Set Password on View Server page in FlexNet Operations End-User Portal. Default credentials are not required.1 For a local license server: Uses one of the following: • -authorize command option (to authenticate default administrator credentials) with ‑users -edit options in FlexNet License Server Administrator command-line tool (flexnetlsadmin). Default credentials are required.2 • Appropriate facility in producer’s custom administrator tool. Default credentials are required.4
3	Enterprise license-server administrator	Uses credentials to access license-server administrative functionality	Uses one of the following: • -authorize command option (to authenticate administrator credentials) in FlexNet License Server Administrator command-line tool (flexnetlsadmin).2 • Login view in FlexNet License Server Manager (for local license server only).3 • Appropriate facility in producer’s custom administrator tool.4
4	Enterprise license-server administrator	Optionally creates other enterprise user accounts to perform specific administrative tasks (and distributes credentials to those users)	Uses one of the following to create the accounts: • -authorize command option (to authenticate administrator credentials) with ‑users -create options in the FlexNet License Server Administrator command-line tool (flexnetlsadmin).2 • Appropriate facility in producer’s custom administrator tool.4
5	Enterprise user	Uses credentials to access the specific administrative functionality	Uses one of the following: • -authorize command option (to authenticate user credentials) in the FlexNet License Server Administrator command-line tool (flexnetlsadmin).2 • Login view in FlexNet License Server Manager (for local license server only).3 • Appropriate facility in producer’s custom administrator tool.4
1. To use the FlexNet Operations End-User Portal to set your license-server administrator password on a CLS instance, access the portal’s help system for the View Server page. 2. To use the FlexNet License Server Administrator command-line tool (flexnetlsadmin) to reset your license-server administrator password, create and manage other user accounts, and administer the license server (as a license server administrator or enterprise user), see Using the Command-line Tool to Manage Administrative Security in the Using the FlexNet License Server Administrator Command-line Tool section. 3. To use the FlexNet License Server Manager to administer the license server (as a license server administrator or enterprise user), see “Providing Credentials on a Secured License Server” in the FlexNet License Server Manager Guide. 4. To use a custom administrator tool provided by the producer, follow specific instructions from the producer.