Admin Guide
Manage users, teams, projects, virtual machines, and system settings.
Getting Started
If you are setting up tiCrypt for the first time or taking over administration, follow these steps in order.
| Step | Action | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Configure system settings: set your organization name, logos, session timeouts, and registration policies | System Settings |
| 2 | Create teams: teams define resource quotas (CPU, memory, storage) and every active user must belong to at least one team | Teams |
| 3 | Create user profiles: profiles bundle roles and permissions into reusable templates | User Profiles |
| 4 | Set up onboarding templates: automate user provisioning by pre-assigning profiles, teams, projects, and certifications | Onboarding |
| 5 | Activate users: review pending registrations and activate accounts (or apply onboarding templates for bulk provisioning) | Users |
| 6 | Create projects (optional): organize resources with access-controlled project tags and security requirements | Projects |
| 7 | Configure escrow (recommended): set up key recovery groups so user data can be recovered if a private key is lost | Escrow |
| 8 | Configure VM infrastructure: register hosts, storage pools, images, and hardware setups | Virtual Machines |
For a reference covering every Management Console section and table, see the Management Console Overview.
See Institutional Role Mapping for how to translate PI, Lab Manager, and other institutional personas into tiCrypt system roles, user profiles, and VM roles.
Users
Manage user accounts, profiles, onboarding, and resource allocation.
Teams
Create and manage teams and team memberships.
Projects
Manage projects, memberships, security levels, security requirements, and certifications.
Virtual Machines
Configure and manage VM infrastructure: realms, hosts, storage, images, hardware profiles, and running instances.
Slurm
Configure and monitor Slurm HPC clusters, nodes, jobs, and accounts.
Escrow
Manage escrow users, certificates, and recovery groups for key recovery operations.
Settings
Configure system-wide settings, view settings history, and manage custom fields.
Operations & Monitoring
Monitor system services, review audit logs, manage API keys, and configure external SFTP servers.
Audit
Use tiCrypt Audit to query, report on, and visualize secure log data from your tiCrypt deployment.
Deep Dives
These articles explore the architecture and compliance context behind the features you manage day-to-day.
- Audit Reporting and Forensics: building and scheduling audit reports
- CMMC Audit and Accountability Controls: how tiCrypt satisfies AU-family controls
- Shared Responsibility in Secure Compute: who owns what in a tiCrypt deployment