What is Flexisip Account Manager?
Flexisip Account Manager is a key component of the Flexisip server suite, designed to create and manage user accounts for your SIP service. It includes three major components for comprehensive user account management:
- FlexiAPI, the account management API: This is the interface that manages accounts via a set of APIs, easily integrable into an existing administration portal.
- Remote Configuration Server: Generates configuration files compatible with the Linphone application to facilitate deployment with preconfigured settings.
- Web Administration Platform: Allows administrators to manage their SIP services in a simplified manner through a web interface.
One year after version 1.4, version 1.5 is now here, bringing many new features and improvements.
API Improvements
- Support for Super-Domains and Super-Administrators:
The biggest change in this version is the introduction of the ability to manage multiple SIP domains from the platform, with dedicated administrators for each domain who can only view and manage accounts and settings within their own domain.
Additionally, it is possible to configure an SIP domain as a “super-domain” and allow its administrators to become “super-administrators.” These super-administrators can then manage all accounts within the instance and administer other SIP domains.
- Authentication:
The account manager previously supported DIGEST authentication. Now, for organizations that want their users to log in to Linphone with the same password they use for other company services, Flexisip Account Manager supports single sign-on authentication via OpenID Connect/oAuth2.
- Detection and Blocking of Abusive Accounts:
To enhance security, a tool for detecting suspicious account creation activities has been added. It monitors account activity and automatically blocks accounts if unusual behavior is detected on the service. Note that an account can also be blocked and unblocked directly from the account management view.
- Localization Support:
Messages can now be adapted to the user’s language. This enhancement is useful for delivering properly translated error messages and validation information to clients when submitting forms. Currently, only French and English are supported, but other languages may be added in the future.
- Account Dictionary:
Added metadata to user accounts, allowing key-value data to be associated with each user. This feature enables the development of new functionalities without needing to modify the database schema.
- Address Book:
The ability to attach an address book in the form of a vCard to each user account.
New Features of the Web Admin Platform
- Account Activity View:
A new menu allows tracking of managed account activities. Administrators can now monitor email and phone change requests, password resets, and their statuses, providing simplified user support.
- User Device Management:
Previously, only administrators could view and manage users’ devices. Since version 1.5, users can manage the devices on which they have connected their accounts through their dashboard.
- Migration to hCaptcha:
To enhance registration security, we have replaced Google Recaptcha with hCaptcha.
These improvements have been developed to simplify the work of developers and administrators while offering advanced tools for user account management.
We encourage you to explore this new version of the Flexisip Account Manager and consult the documentation for more details.
