Account Settings
From the Settings view, you can see the details of your account including the Name, Account ID, Alias regionality, any description and more.
This describes how to set up an account and configure the account settings which include:
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Account identity provider(s) (IdP): set up your account with the IdPs users can choose to access the account (most IdPs are supported including, Google IdP and OneLogin, see Account Settings - IdP Configuration)
Proofpoint UserCenter: Users must be registered with Proofpoint and can then log in with their username and password
- List of email domains with access to the
Allowing Email Domains
Only users whose email domains are allowed, can be added. For information about adding a user.
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Enable the provider.
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Click ... next to the provider to open the dropdown menu.
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Select Allow Email Domains and the dialog box opens.
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List the domains you want to add, separated by a comma (,). For example, observeit.com, proofpoint.com.
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Now users can be added with the emails domains you defined.
When your account is set up, it is configured with an Alias (used by the system), Name and Description.
You can edit the following settings:
Users must be added explicitly
When this option is on, a user must be added from the: Users area of the Admin app. The user's email domain must also be included in the list of Allowed Email Domains which are defined per IdP.
When this option is off, any user whose email domain has been allowed in the list of Allowed Email Domains which are defined per IdP, can access Proofpoint Data Security & Posture console. For users to access information however, an access policy must be assigned.
Allow Proofpoint to track usage data
This allows some basic information about your activity to be collected when you log into the application. The data collected includes your login account, the names of the pages you navigate to, and the links you click within the pages. Data pertaining to the users being monitored is not collected.
A megaphone announcement icon appears when this feature is enabled.
Session expiration
By default, this is set to 4 hours. You can adjust this setting to a minimum of 15 minutes and a maximum of 8 hours. When the session expires, a pop-up will appear prompting you to continue. If you do not respond, you will be logged out automatically. To change this setting, contact Proofpoint support.
This view is available for all customers to manage accounts. (This includes ITM / Endpoint DLP, CASB and Email DLP.)
Editing your Account Settings
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From Proofpoint Data Security & Posture, select the Administration app. From the Administration menu, select Account > Settings.
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Click Edit.
The Edit Account dialog box displays.
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Edit the settings and click Save
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