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    Onboard a Tableau Cloud App to SSPM

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    Onboard a Tableau Cloud App to SSPM

    Connect a Tableau Cloud instance to SSPM to detect posture risks.
    For SSPM to detect posture risks in your Tableau Cloud instance, you must onboard your Tableau Cloud instance to SSPM. Through the onboarding process, SSPM logs in to a Tableau Cloud administrator account. SSPM uses this account to scan your Tableau Cloud instance for misconfigured settings. If there are misconfigured settings, SSPM suggests a remediation action based on best practices.
    During the onboarding process, you will supply Tableau Cloud account credentials to SSPM. SSPM can access the account directly or through the Okta or Microsoft Azure identity providers. Having SSPM access the account through one of these identity providers requires MFA, which adds an extra layer of security.
    To onboard your Tableau Cloud instance, you complete the following actions:

    Collect Information for Connecting to Your Tableau Cloud Instance

    To access your Tableau Cloud instance, SSPM requires the following information, which you will specify during the onboarding process.
    Item
    Description
    User
    The username or email address of the administrator account. The format that you use can depend on whether SSPM will be logging in directly to your account or through an identity provider.
    Required Permissions:
     The user must be assigned to the Site Administrator Creator role in Tableau Cloud.
    Password
    The password for the administrator account.
    App subdomain
    A subdomain included in your Tableau Cloud URL that identifies your Tableau Cloud instance.
    If you are using Okta as your identity provider, you must provide SSPM with the following additional information:
    Item
    Description
    Okta subdomain
    The Okta subdomain for your organization. The subdomain was included in the login URL that Okta assigned to your organization.
    Okta 2FA secret
    A key that is used to generate one-time passcodes for MFA.
    If you are using Azure Active Directory (AD) as your identity provider, you must provide SSPM with the following additional information:
    Item
    Description
    Azure 2FA secret
    A key that is used to generate one-time passcodes for MFA.
    As you complete the following steps, make note of the values of the items described in the preceding tables. You will need to enter these values during onboarding to access your Tableau Cloud instance from SSPM.
    1. Identify the administrator account that SSPM will use to access your Tableau Cloud instance. The administrator must be assigned to the Site Administrator Creator role in Tableau Cloud. SSPM needs this administrator access to monitor your Tableau Cloud instance.
    2. Determine whether you want SSPM to log in to the administrator account directly, or through an identity provider.
      Using an identity provider adds an extra layer of security by requiring MFA using one-time passcodes. You can use Okta or Microsoft Azure as the identity provider for accessing the administrator account. However, if you use an identity provider, SSPM requires more information for MFA.
    3. Make note of the Tableau app subdomain, which is included in the Tableau URL. The URL format is
      <app_subdomain>
      .online.tableau.com.

    Connect SSPM to Your Tableau Cloud Instance

    By adding a Tableau Cloud app in SSPM, you enable SSPM to connect to your Tableau Cloud instance.
    1. From the Add Application page (
      Posture Security
      Applications
      Add Application
       ), click the Tableau tile.
    2. Under posture security instances,
      Add Instance
       or, if there is already an instance configured,
      Add New
       instance.
    3. Specify how you want SSPM to connect to your Tableau Cloud instance. SSPM can
      Log in with Credentials
      ,
      Log in with Okta
      , or
      Log in with Azure
      .
    4. When prompted, provide SSPM with the administrator credentials and the app subdomain. If SSPM is connecting to the account through an identity provider, specify the information that SSPM needs for MFA.
    5. Connect
      .

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