--- title: "Creating a TAXII User for the ThreatConnect TAXII 2.1 Server (App Version 2.0)" slug: "creating-a-taxii-user-for-the-threatconnect-taxii-21-server" description: "This article describes how Organization Administrators can create a TAXII user account and configure it to use the ThreatConnect TAXII 2.1 server." updated: 2024-12-18T12:40:14Z published: 2024-12-18T12:40:14Z canonical: "knowledge.threatconnect.com/creating-a-taxii-user-for-the-threatconnect-taxii-21-server" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Creating a TAXII User for the ThreatConnect TAXII 2.1 Server (App Version 2.0) NoteThis article applies to the ThreatConnect TAXII 2.1 server available with **version 2.0** of the **ThreatConnect TAXII Server**App. For instruction on using the ThreatConnect TAXII 2.1 server available with **version 1.0**of the **ThreatConnect TAXII Server**App, see [*Using the ThreatConnect TAXII 2.1 Server (App Version 1.0)*](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/taxii-21-server). For instruction on using the ThreatConnect TAXII 1.*x* server, see [*Using the ThreatConnect TAXII Server*](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/v1/docs/using-the-threatconnect-taxii-server). ## Overview The ThreatConnect® TAXII™ 2.1 server can be used by an external TAXII client to retrieve data from your [Organization, Communities, and Sources](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/ownership-in-threatconnect). To connect to the ThreatConnect TAXII 2.1 server, the external TAXII client will require login credentials (username and password), which are configured by creating a TAXII user. ## Before You Start ### User Roles - To create TAXII user accounts in an Organization, your user account must have an [Organization role](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/organization-roles) of Organization Administrator. ### Prerequisites - To be able to create TAXII user accounts in an Organization, the value of your Organization’s **TAXII User Limit**setting must exceed the current number of TAXII user accounts in your Organization (must be a System Administrator, Operations Administrator, or Accounts Administrator to [adjust this setting](/docs/creating-a-taxii-user-for-the-threatconnect-taxii-21-server#adjusting-the-taxii-user-limit), if needed). - To create a TAXII user account for the ThreatConnect TAXII 2.1 server, [install and configure the **ThreatConnect TAXII Server**Service App](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/installing-and-configuring-the-threatconnect-taxii-21-server) (must be a System Administrator to perform this action). ## Adjusting the TAXII User Limit To have the option to create a TAXII user account in an Organization, the value of the Organization's **TAXII User Limit**setting must exceed the current number of TAXII user accounts in the Organization. Follow these steps to adjust the TAXII user account limit for an Organization: 1. Log into ThreatConnect with an Account Administrator, Operations Administrator, or System Administrator account. 2. Hover over **Settings![Settings icon](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Settings%20icon.png)**on the top navigation bar and select **Account Settings**. 3. On the **Organizations**tab, click **Edit![Pencil icon_Black](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Pencil%20icon_Black.png)**for the Organization in which you want to create one or more TAXII user accounts. 4. On the **Standard Options**tab of the **Organization Information**window, set the number of TAXII user accounts that the Organization will be allowed to create in the **TAXII User Limit**field, and then click **SAVE**. ## Creating a TAXII User Follow these steps to create a TAXII user account and configure it to use the ThreatConnect TAXII 2.1 server: 1. Log into ThreatConnect with an Organization Administrator account. 2. Hover over **Settings**![Settings icon](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Settings%20icon.png)on the top navigation bar and select **Org Settings**. 3. Click **Create TAXII User**on the **Membership**tab. ImportantIf the **Create TAXII User**button is not available on the **Membership**tab, [adjust your Organization’s TAXII user account limit](/docs/creating-a-taxii-user-for-the-threatconnect-taxii-21-server#adjusting-the-taxii-user-limit). 4. On the **TAXII User Administration** window (Figure 1), select the [Service created for the **ThreatConnect TAXII Server**App](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/installing-and-configuring-the-threatconnect-taxii-21-server#creating-and-configuring-the-threatconnect-taxii-server-service) in the **TAXII Service** dropdown. After you select the Service, the **TAXII User Administration**window will update and show only the fields that are applicable to the ThreatConnect TAXII 2.1 server. ![Figure 1_Creating a TAXII User for the ThreatConnect TAXII 2.1 Server_App Version 2.0_7.7.3](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%201_Creating%20a%20TAXII%20User%20for%20the%20ThreatConnect%20TAXII%202.1%20Server_App%20Version%202.0_7.7.3.png) 5. Fill out the fields on the **TAXII User Administration**window (Figure 2) as follows: ![Figure 2_Creating a TAXII User for the ThreatConnect TAXII 2.1 Server_App Version 2.0_7.7.3](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%202_Creating%20a%20TAXII%20User%20for%20the%20ThreatConnect%20TAXII%202.1%20Server_App%20Version%202.0_7.7.3.png) - **Username**: Enter a name for the TAXII user account. - **Password**: Enter a password for the TAXII user account. - **Pseudonym**: A pseudonym is created automatically and cannot be edited. Administrators of Communities and Sources to which the TAXII user account 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**: Leave this checkbox cleared. - **Disabled**: Leave this checkbox cleared. 6. Click **SAVE** on the **TAXII User Administration**window. ImportantThe total number of TAXII user accounts created cannot exceed the maximum number allocated by your ThreatConnect license.NoteEach TAXII user account 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 the ThreatConnect TAXII 2.1 server](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/retrieving-data-from-the-threatconnect-taxii-21-server). --- *ThreatConnect® is a registered trademark of ThreatConnect, Inc.* *TAXII™ is a trademark of The MITRE Corporation.* 20167-03 v.01.A