Set up your Privilege Cloud environment

This section includes the steps and instructions for deploying and maintaining the Privilege Cloud environment.

Setup flow

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Step 1: Prepare for deployment

Check security setup within your environment comply with Privilege Cloud recommendations. See Security Fundamentals.
Check system prerequisites:
- Configure outbound traffic network and port requirements.
- Check the machine and network prerequisites for Privilege Cloud. See System requirements.

Step 2: Privilege Cloud setup

Install the Privilege Cloud Connector which automatically deploys the CPM, PSM and hardening policies. See Deploy the Privilege Cloud Connector.
Install the Secure tunnel and optionally:
- Connect to SIEM. See Connect to SIEM.
- Enable Remote Access (if applicable). See Remote access to target machines.
Optionally, to support Unix machines, install PSM for SSH. See Deploy PSM for SSH (Unix connector).

Step 3: Configure authentication

Configure one of the supported authentication methods: SAML, RADIUS, LDAP directory server, and apply MFA caching.

See Configure authentication methods.

Step 4: Add users

Add users based on:

LDAP integration. See LDAP integration.
Manual addition of CyberArk users. See Add and manage users.

Step 5: Connect to SIEM (optional)

See Connect to SIEM.