Domains and organizational units

OneSpan Authentication Server uses different components to create the organizational structure of your company. This allows delegated administration and limited auto-distribution of authenticators. Domains and organizational units are included in the ODBC database to mirror the data structure used by Active Directory.

Domain

A domain is a logical grouping, sometimes with reference to a particular server.

Organizational unit

Domains are made up of organizational units. These organizational units are related to the organizational units of your company.

Organizational units are designed to hold user accounts and authenticator records. They allow to group users according to department, job function, or other criteria. They also allow authenticators to be allocated for auto-assignment to single or multiple groups of users. Both, domains and organizational units can be used to limit administrators to a group of users and/or authenticators.

Figure: Domains and organizational units

For more information about domains and organizational units, see OneSpan Authentication Server data model.