---
title: "Creating a TAXII User for the TAXII 2.1 Server (App Version 1.0)"
slug: "creating-a-taxii-user-for-the-taxii-21-server"
description: "This article describes how Organization Administrators can create a TAXII user account and configure it to use the TAXII 2.1 server."
tags: ["Account Roles and Permissions", "Administrator"]
updated: 2022-09-02T14:02:31Z
published: 2022-09-02T14:02:31Z
canonical: "knowledge.threatconnect.com/creating-a-taxii-user-for-the-taxii-21-server"
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# Creating a TAXII User for the TAXII 2.1 Server (App Version 1.0)

Organization Administrators can follow these steps to create a TAXII user account and configure it to use the TAXII 2.1 server:

1. Log into ThreatConnect with an Organization Administrator account.
2. On the top navigation bar, hover the cursor over **Settings** ![A picture containing text, clipart, light  Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/creating-a-taxii-user-image-bajxak77.png) and select **Org Settings**. The **Organization Settings** screen will be displayed (Figure 1).

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3. Click the **Create TAXII™ User** button. The **TAXII User Administration** window will be displayed (Figure 2).

![Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/creating-a-taxii-user-image-wo68yycm.png)
4. Select the [TAXII 2.1 Service created by your System Administrator](/v1/docs/installing-and-configuring-the-taxii-21-server-service) from the **TAXII Service** dropdown menu. The **TAXII User Administration** window will now display the options shown in Figure 3.

![Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/creating-a-taxii-user-image-japjpie0.png)
  - **TAXII Service**: Keep the selection of the TAXII 2.1 Service created by your System Administrator.
  - **Username**: Enter a name for the TAXII user.
  - **Password**: Enter a password for the TAXII user.
  - **Pseudonym**: A pseudonym is created automatically and cannot be edited. Owners of Communities and Sources to which the user belongs will see this name when viewing their members.
  - **Organization Role**: An Organization role of Standard User is selected automatically and cannot be changed.
  - **Locked**: Select this checkbox to lock the TAXII user’s account.
  - **Disabled**: Select this checkbox to disable the TAXII user’s account.
  - Click the **SAVE** button.

ImportantThe total number of TAXII users created cannot exceed the number allocated by the API limit.NoteEach TAXII user uses a different API key when employing TAXII for defensive integrations.

You can now use your preferred TAXII client and your new credentials to [retrieve data from your Organization, Communities, and Sources via the TAXII 2.1 server](/v1/docs/retrieving-data-from-the-taxii-21-server).

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