Users, Roles, and Authentication in Splunk

Splunk Enterprise follows the role-based access control (RBAC) approach, which allows users to access Splunk instances but restricts what users see and which actions they can perform. As a Splunk system administrator, it’s important to familiarize yourself with Splunk’s default user roles as well as to learn how to create custom roles to meet your organization’s specific requirements. You may also be tested on your understanding of role inheritance, which allows you to assign multiple roles to a user, and how to manage index access for users. It’s important to show that you can set up authentication in Splunk using methods like LDAP, SAML, and more. These skills are tested in the Splunk Enterprise Admin certification exam, as they are crucial for effectively managing user permissions and access in a Splunk environment.

The following are the key components involved in taking the RBAC approach, which we will discuss...