Orchestrator Security Planning

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator

This topic describes the service account and user account requirements, as well as security considerations for your System Center 2012 - Orchestrator deployment. You should review this topic, create the required accounts and groups, and determine if you have any additional security requirements before starting the Orchestrator installation.

The following topics are discussed:

• Orchestrator Service Accounts

• Orchestrator Users Group

• Orchestration Database Security

• Runbook Security

• Orchestrator Web Service and Orchestration Console Security

• Using Windows Firewall with Orchestrator

• Orchestrator Security Scenarios

• Orchestrator Data Encryption