--- title: "My Profile Knowledge Base Article | ThreatConnect" slug: "my-profile" description: "This article explains the functionalities available on all of the tabs of the My Profile screen in ThreatConnect." tags: ["Getting Started"] updated: 2024-05-15T14:31:06Z published: 2024-05-15T14:31:06Z --- > ## 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. # My Profile ## Overview Settings for your ThreatConnect® user account can be configured via the **My Profile** screen. ## Before You Start | Minimum Role(s) | System and Organization role of Read Only User | | --- | --- | | Prerequisites | None | ## Overview Tab The **Overview** tab of the **My Profile** screen provides basic information on your ThreatConnect account and settings. On the top navigation bar, hover the cursor over **Settings** ![A picture containing text, light Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-3cpuy5m9.png) and select **My Profile**. The **Overview**tab of the **My Profile**screen will be displayed (Figure 1). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-4iasifxv.png) - **User Name**: The user name for your account.NoteOnly users with a System role of Administrator or Operations Administrator may edit their **User Name**. - **First Name**: The first name for your user account. - **Last Name**: The last name for your user account. - **Pseudonym**: Your pseudonym.NoteOnly users with a System role of Administrator or Operations Administrator may edit their **Pseudonym**. - [**Organization Role**](/v1/docs/organization-roles): Your role within your ThreatConnect Organization, which determines the permissions you have in the Organization. - [**System Role**](/v1/docs/threatconnect-system-roles-and-permissions): Your role within the System, which determines the System-level permissions you have on your instance of ThreatConnect. - **Job Function**: Your functional department within your organization or company. - **Organizational Position**: Your position or title within your organization or company. - **Time Zone**: The time zone you are in. - **Summary E-Mail Time**: The time at which ThreatConnect will send a notification summary email to you.NoteNotification priority levels for individual Indicators and Groups [can be set](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/notifications-and-following#following-items) on the **Details** screen for the object. The definitions of the priority levels are configured in the [**Notifications Center**](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/notifications-and-following#notifications-center). - **Log Out Interval**: The amount of time for which your account can remain inactive before you are automatically logged out. - **Receive Post Reply Notification Emails**: Select this checkbox to receive notifications when other users reply to a comment you have posted. - **Follow Organization Posts**: Select this checkbox to [follow](/v1/docs/notifications-and-following) your Organization and receive alerts when [posts](/v1/docs/posts) are made in it. When the checkbox is selected, a dropdown menu will be displayed next to it for setting the notification priority for these alerts. Notification priority levels are configured in the **Notifications Center**. - **Locked / Disabled / Password Reset Required / Multi-factor Authentication Reset Required / Terms of Service Acceptance Required / Allow Pseudonym Change**: These checkboxes are available only to users with a System role of Administrator or Operations Administrator. While you may use these checkboxes to modify your own account, doing so is not recommended, as it may result in losing access to your account.NoteThe **Multi-factor Authentication Reset Required** checkbox is available only to users with a System role of Administrator. - **Custom TQL Timeout**: Select this checkbox to override the system-level [ThreatConnect Query Language (TQL)](/v1/docs/threatconnect-query-language-tql)query timeout for your account. In the field to the right of the checkbox, enter the maximum amount of time, in milliseconds, that TQL queries you make will be allowed to run before timing out.NoteThe **Custom TQL Timeout** checkbox is available only to users with a System role of Administrator or Operations Administrator. - **Dark Mode**: Select this checkbox to set the current user interface to a dark theme. - **CHANGE PASSWORD**: Click this button to change the password for your account. - **SAVE**: Click this button to save changes made on the **Overview**tab. ## Follow Settings Tab The **Follow Settings** tab of the **My Profile** screen lists the Communities, Sources, Groups, Indicators, Tags, and Tracks you are [following](/v1/docs/notifications-and-following) and provides options to unfollow them. On the top navigation bar, hover the cursor over **Settings** ![A picture containing text, light Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-8tbgjtjy.png) and select **My Profile**. Click the **Follow Settings** tab (Figure 2). ![Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-se9g5oy5.png) - Click on an item (e.g., Community, Source, Group, etc.) to view its profile page or [**Details**screen](/v1/docs/the-details-screen). - Click the **Unfollow** link for an item to unfollow it. The item will immediately be unfollowed and removed from the screen without confirmation. - To change the **Track Type** (i.e., notification priority) for a Group, Indicator, Tag, or Track, navigate to the **Overview**tab of the **Details**screen for the item and select a different [**Notification Priority**](/v1/docs/notifications-and-following) at the upper right of the screen. ## Variables Tab The **Variables** tab of the **My Profile** screen lists all variables you have configured and provides options for editing and deleting existing variables and creating new variables. These variables, which are specific to your ThreatConnect account, can be used to populate certain fields, such as the ThreatConnect API Access ID or Secret Key, so that you may easily select them from a dropdown menu rather than having to type out their values. On the top navigation bar, hover the cursor over **Settings** ![A picture containing text, light Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-uylwq89w.png) and select **My Profile**. Click the **Variables** tab (Figure 3). ![Graphical user interface, application, Teams Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-aj75k8d2.png) - **Summary**: The name of the variable. - **Type**: The type of the variable (**KEYCHAIN**, **TEXT**, or **FILE**). Keychain variables are used to store passwords and other secret data. Text variables are used to hold text values (e.g., user names, URLs). File variables are used to store files (e.g., certificates, private keys). - **Value**: The value of the variable. The values for keychain variables are not displayed in order to maintain their integrity. - **Options**: Click **Edit**![Icon Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-wxfneydf.png) to edit a variable. Click **Delete**![Icon Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-ge9fbs37.png)to delete a variable.NoteYou may not edit a variable’s **Summary**. To give a variable a different **Summary**, delete the variable and create a new one with the new **Summary**. To add a new variable, click the **NEW VARIABLE** button. The **Property** window will be displayed (Figure 4). ![A screenshot of a cell phone Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-vmu7mljl.png) - **Type**: Select a variable type (**KEYCHAIN**, **TEXT**, or **FILE**). Keychain variables are used to store passwords and other secret data. Text variables are used to hold text values (e.g., user names, URLs). File variables are used to store files (e.g., certificates, private keys). - **Name**: Enter a name for the variable. - **Value**: Enter the value for a keychain or text variable. For a file, use the **+ SELECT FILE** button to browse to and select a file. - Click the **SAVE** button. ## Spaces Tab ImportantSpaces Apps are no longer supported by ThreatConnect, but legacy Spaces Apps may be used on a case-by-case basis. The **Spaces** tab of the **My Profile** screen lists all [Spaces](/v1/docs/spaces) Apps you have configured and, depending on the Space type, provides options for editing and removing them. On the top navigation bar, hover the cursor over **Settings** ![A picture containing text, light Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-nut58leq.png) and select **My Profile**. Click the **Spaces** tab (Figure 5). ![Graphical user interface, table Description automatically generated with medium confidence](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-qgzojyed.png) - **Central**: This tab provides a table listing all Apps you have created under the [**Spaces**](/v1/docs/central-spaces)option on the top navigation bar. - **Name**: The name you have given to the Spaces App. - **Space**: The name of the Space. - **Options**: Click **Edit**![Icon Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-kbdo2smg.png) to edit the App’s configuration. Click **Delete**![Icon Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-wuaeo550.png) to remove the Spaces App. - **Detail**: This tab provides a table listing all [Contextually Aware Spaces Apps](/v1/docs/contextually-aware-spaces)you have configured. - **Name**: The name of the App. - **Space**: The type of object for which the App is configured. - **Options**: Click **Edit**![Icon Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-vff7799d.png) to edit the App’s configuration. Click **Delete**![Icon Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-cgh0mh1a.png) to remove the Spaces App. - **Menu**: This tab provides a table listing all [Menu Spaces](/v1/docs/menu-spaces)you have created. - **Name**: The name you have given to the Menu Space. - **Options**: Click **Delete**![Icon Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-6wxt215k.png) to remove the Menu Space. - **Search**: This tab is not used anymore and provides an empty table. ## Activity Tab The **Activity** tab of the **My Profile** screen displays a summary of your activity in your Organization and in the Communities and Sources to which you have access. On the top navigation bar, hover the cursor over **Settings** ![A picture containing text, light Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-z05kq5qf.png) and select **My Profile**. Click the **Activity** tab (Figure 6). ![Graphical user interface, text, application Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-emjqqvao.png) - **Summary**: A description of an action you took in an Organization, Community, or Source. - **Date Added**: The date and time at which that action was taken. ## Authenticator Tab The **Authenticator** tab of the **My Profile** screen allows you to enable and disable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for your ThreatConnect account. NoteIf your System Administrator has required MFA for all users on your ThreatConnect instance, then you will be prompted to enable MFA when logging into ThreatConnect for the first time. You will not be able to use the **Authenticator** tab to enable or disable MFA for your account.NoteIf you have lost your MFA token, ask your System or Organization Administrator to reset your MFA. Once your MFA is reset, you will be prompted to set up your MFA upon logging into ThreatConnect. On the top navigation bar, hover the cursor over **Settings** ![A picture containing text, light Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-tpo074hh.png) and select **My Profile**. Click the **Authenticator** tab (Figure 7). ![Graphical user interface, application, Teams Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-gd91x4cm.png) To enable MFA, click the **ENABLE** button. The **Setup multi-factor authentication** window will be displayed (Figure 8). ![Qr code Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-zk1e9j23.png) - Scan the **QR code** with an authenticator app (e.g., Google Authenticator™) or manually enter the generated key into the authenticator app. - Enter the **Verification Code** generated by the authenticator app. - Click the **Save and Verify**button. The **Authenticator**tab will display a message confirming that MFA has been enabled for your account (Figure 9). ![Graphical user interface Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/my-profile-image-rwprdi23.png) To disable MFA, click the **DISABLE** button. The **Remove Authenticator**window will be displayed. Click the **YES**button to disable MFA on your account. --- *ThreatConnect® is a registered trademark of ThreatConnect, Inc. Google Authenticator™ is a trademark of Google LLC.* 20040-01 v.16.D ## Related - [Managing User Accounts](/managing-user-accounts.md) - [Notifications and Following](/notifications-and-following.md) - [ThreatConnect Owner Roles and Permissions](/threatconnect-owner-roles-and-permissions.md)