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<h1>Network Identity Manager - Application Window</h1>
<p>The application window of Network Identity Manager can be displayed in two modes:
<b>basic</b> and <b>advanced</b>.</p>
<p>The basic view provides status information of the currently available identities 
whereas the advanced view provides more detailed information of all the active credentials.</p>
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<p class="caption">Figure 1. Network Identity Manager Basic View</p>
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<p class="caption">Figure 2. Network Identity Manager Advanced View</p>
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<li>Menu bar</li>
<li>Tool bar</li>
<li>Credentials list</li>
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<h3>Identity views</h3>
<p>The advanced credentials view organizes them grouped by identity name and then 
by credential type. Each credential is then shown under each group heading sorted 
by the credential name. The default headings for the credential view provides you 
with a minimal amount of information to reduce clutter. If you wish you can add 
columns to the display using the <span class="pre">Choose columns...</span> action 
on the <span class="pre"><a href="menu_view.htm">View</a></span> menu. </p>
<p>The header backgrounds and the credential rows change color if the credentials 
are about to expire or are expired. </p>
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<li><span style="background-color:#fbc74d">Headers</span> mean that credentials 
at that level will expire unless renewed. Credentials will have a warning icon 
next to them.<br />
The threshold for this can be set as the <span class="pre">Warn</span> parameter 
in the <span class="pre">Notifications</span> configuration panel.</li>
<li><span style="background-color:#f08575">Headers</span> mean that credentials 
at that level will expire in a few minutes. Credentials will have a critical 
icon next to them.<br />
The threshold for this can be set as the <span class="pre">Warn again</span> 
parameter in the <span class="pre">Notifications</span> configuration panel.
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<li><span style="background-color:#ff9090">Headers</span> mean that the credentials 
at that level have expired. Credentials will have an expired icon next to them.<br />
The threshold for this is always zero. </li>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In its default configuration, the NetIdMgr advanced view displays 
a list of network identity names (aka Kerberos principals, user@REALM).&nbsp; Each 
entry appears with a
<img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\wdg_collapsed_hi.bmp">
or <img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\wdg_expanded_hi.bmp"> 
button, a pushpin <img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\wdg_stuck_hi.bmp">
or <img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\wdg_stick_hi.bmp">&nbsp; 
button and an Identity icon <img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\id-sm.bmp">
to its left.&nbsp; </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Click on the 
<img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\wdg_collapsed_hi.bmp">
button of an identity to expand the branch, displaying a <img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\wdg_expanded_hi.bmp">

button.&nbsp; Click on the <img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\wdg_expanded_hi.bmp"> 
button to hide the branch.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Click on the pushpin <img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\wdg_stuck_hi.bmp">
or <img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\wdg_stick_hi.bmp">&nbsp; 
button to pin the identity to the display.&nbsp; A pinned identity will be 
displayed in the identity list regardless of whether or not it has matching 
credentials.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Click on the Identity icon <img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\id-sm.bmp">
to view the identity's properties dialog.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To the right of each credential is a flag icon representing 
one of the following states: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
None&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = credentials are valid</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\flag_renewable.bmp">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
= credentials are valid and renewable</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\flag-warning.bmp">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
= credentials are valid and the initial expiration warning has been issued </p>
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<img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\flag-critical.bmp">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
= credentials are valid and the final expiration warning has been issued</p>
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<img border="0" width="16" height="15" src="images\flag_expired.bmp">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
= credentials are invalid or expired</p>
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