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Configure Applications and Authentication Methods

After the hosting administrator deploys a tenant, you configure applications and authentication methods for the tenant environment. The tenant environment must be active before you complete this procedure.

You create an application to define how users access a software resource. For example, when you configure an application, you define what type and level of security protects the resource. If you have purchased CA CloudMinder Advanced Authentication, you can configure advanced security such as two-factor authentication to protect the resource. If you have purchased the CA CloudMinder Single Sign-on service, you can configure SSO for the application. Users only log in once to access all applications that are configured for SSO.

Once an application is configured, you can give users access to the software resource. You can configure a service that includes the application, and can assign the service to users. The users can click the icon in the User Console Home Page to access the application. For more information, see Creating a Service Using the Service Wizard. You can also give users access to the application by making a link to the application available. For example, you can insert the link into any web page or you can send the link in an email.

Follow these steps:

  1. Define the application.
  2. Choose an authentication method.