Quick start guide

Learn how to set up and configure your Signicat IAM (SIAM) platform.

This quick start guide shows you how to:

1. Activate SIAM from the Signicat Dashboard.
2. Register and access and your account in SIAM.
3. Get to know the SIAM platform.

Prerequisites

If you do not have an account already, then you need to sign up to the Signicat Dashboard for free and complete the initial preparations. To do this:

1. Sign up to the Signicat Dashboard and register your profile.
2. Ensure that you have created an organisation.
3. Create an account. To do this:
   1. Go to Signicat Dashboard > Organisation, then select + Add account.
   2. Enter an account name, choose the type of account that you want to create, then select Create.
4. Create a domain. To do this:
   1. Go to Signicat Dashboard > Settings > Domain management, then select + Add domain.
   2. To create a standard domain, enter a domain name. Then, select Add domain.
   3. To create a custom domain, follow the instructions in the Custom domains documentation.

Account types

We recommend that you create a sandbox account to test our services before going live. Sandbox and production accounts must be set up separately.

Domains

The default domain you create in the Signicat Dashboard will be used as the base URL for your SIAM instance. After SIAM is created, you can access and manage the platform directly at your domain.

Set it up

To create and access your SIAM platform, you first need to activate it from the Signicat Dashboard. Once active, you need to register an account to start managing users and organisations.

1. Activate SIAM

What roles do you need?

Only users with Organisation Admin or Partner Organisation Admin role in the Signicat Dashboard are allowed to activate SIAM.

You can activate and create your SIAM instance directly from the Signicat Dashboard. To do this:

1. Go to Signicat Dashboard > Products > SIAM.
2. Click the Activate SIAM button.

If you require help from our onboarding team, you can contact us by creating a support ticket in the Signicat Dashboard.

SIAM activation

After you activate SIAM, it may take a short while for the product instance to be created in the background. When the instance is ready, you will receive a notification in the Signicat Dashboard and an email.

2. Open the invitation email

When SIAM is active and ready for use, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions to continue with the setup.

Who receives the invitation email?

Note that all users with role OrganisationAdmin in your organisation will receive the invitation email to sign up.

To create your SIAM account and complete the setup, do the following:

1. Go to your email. This is the same email address that you used to register your user profile in the Signicat Dashboard.
2. Open the confirmation email from Signicat.
3. Click the verification link to confirm your email address and continue with the setup.

The link takes you to your SIAM platform URL, where you can create your account. If you do not see the email, check your spam folder. If you did not receive an email, you can contact us by creating a support ticket in the Signicat Dashboard.

3. Create your SIAM account

After you confirm the invitation, you are redirected to your SIAM URL where to create your user account. To do this:

1. Register in the SIAM platform using your email and password.
2. Configure two-factor authentication. Open your preferred multi-factor authenticator app (such as Google Authenticator or Authy) on your mobile phone and either:
   • Scan the QR code displayed, or
   • Enter the secret key manually.
3. Verify the TOTP Code. Enter the 6-digit code generated by your authenticator app to confirm your 2FA setup.
4. Save your recovery codes securely. These codes allow you to access your account if you lose access to your authenticator app.

Your role

When you register your account in SIAM, your user is automatically assigned the SuperAdmin role. Learn more about roles in the Managing roles documentation.

For all future logins, you will need both your password and a code from your TOTP app to access your account.

Success!

You have now set up your SIAM account.

Log in to SIAM

Where to find the SIAM platform URL

The SIAM platform is available at the URL of the default domain you registered in the Signicat Dashboard.

You have now completed all required preparations and are ready to log in to your SIAM platform and familiarise yourself with the user interface. To do this, visit your SIAM platform URL and log in with the credentials you used upon registration.

Success!

You are now ready to explore your SIAM environment.

Get to know SIAM

After you log in to your SIAM platform, you are ready to start managing users and roles in your organisation. Explore the potential of SIAM by continuing with one of our guides below:

Managing users

View and edit details about the users within your organisation(s)

Managing roles

Create and assign roles to the users within your organisation(s)

Custom attributes

Create and manage attributes to enrich user profiles and define membership.

SIAM settings

Configure login and authentication settings.

Learn more

Dive deep into the documentation to learn more about how Signicat IAM works or how to manage resources programmatically with the SIAM API.

How it works

Learn about the concepts at the core of SIAM

Signicat IAM SCIM API

Perform identity and access management operations programmatically