Instance-level vs. object-level access

There are two levels of users to consider when granting access to your Concert instance and the objects (your application and environment data) contained within it. Add instance-level users to grant access to your Concert instance. As you add data to Concert, you must define object-level permissions to grant access to specific applications and environments.

Instance-level access

Instance users defined in your connected user management service are granted some level access to your Concert instance based on the assigned instance-level role. Instance-level users and roles are typically managed in an external system that varies based on your Concert deployment method.

The following table presents the instance-level user management options for each Concert deployment method with a link to the relevant instructions.
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Concert deployment method Managing instance-level users Related resources
SaaS

Use IBM SaaS Console to add users to your Concert instance, assign roles, and more.

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On-premises deployment to a Kubernetes cluster without using CPFS

If you are not managing the deployment using CPFS, you can integrate with an OIDC-enabled Keycloak client to authenticate instance users and manage roles.

On-premises deployment to a virtual machine (VM) Integrate with an OIDC-enabled Keycloak client to authenticate instance users and manage roles.

Object-level users and roles

Object-level users have some level of access to your Concert instance based on the assigned instance-level role. Instance-level users and roles are typically managed in an external system that varies based on your Concert deployment method.