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What is the relationship between VM user profiles and projects?

Premeditation​

VM User profiles are "colluded" with projects due to permissions gaining an unfair advantage over other system functions.

Both VM User profiles and projects include permissions in the Virtual machines section, which makes them power features. However, projects are above VM User profiles and other functions in tiCrypt. Projects can get to a point where super-admin roles lose access due to security purposes.

Principle​

In principle, VM User profiles are designed to help with virtual machine management where large numbers of users belong to the same VM configuration. Projects are the strongest in terms of security.

  • VM User profiles are access controlled.
  • Projects may be both access controlled and cryptographic.

Practice​

To add a VM User profile to a project-tagged VM configuration, navigate to the tab, in the Virtual Machines section.

  • Select the connected project-tagged VM to which you want to add a VM User Profile.
  • Click the User Profiles card in the bottom right
  • Click the Add Profile button in the top left.
  • Follow the instructions from create VM user profile.
info

To analyze the impact of VM User Profiles in a project-tagged VM, you can view the logs of the appropriate running Virtual machine.