Personas in Identity and Access Management for VMware Cloud Foundation

Personas describe types of system users, aligned with real people and their functions within the organization. You build a persona set based on your organization's requirements for role-based access control.

The following is an example of personas defined by the Identity and Access Management for VMware Cloud Foundation validated solution and their equivalent access. You use this as a baseline for defining and building a set of personas to delegate roles and define access based on roles and responsibilities within your organization's structure.

Table 1. Example Personas for Identity and Access Management

Persona	Responsibility	Solution Component	Component Role or Group
Cloud Admin	vSphere infrastructure and solution environments	vCenter Single Sign-On	Administrator
		vCenter Server	Administrator
		NSX	Enterprise Admin
		SDDC Manager	Administrator
VI Admin	vSphere infrastructure level environments	vCenter Server	Administrator
		NSX	Network Engineer
		SDDC Manager	Operator
Network Admin	Network level environments	NSX	Enterprise Admin
Compliance Officer	ReadOnly access for auditing and compliance review	vCenter Server	Read Only
		NSX	Auditor
		SDDC Manager	Viewer