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You can define privileged users in the following ways:

* {applies_to}`stack: preview 9.2` {applies_to}`serverless: preview` [Add a supported integration](#privmon-integrations) with your organization’s user identities. If your environment is already ingesting data from a supported integration, the setup steps are skipped—you're taken directly to the Privileged user monitoring dashboard, where you can start [monitoring user activity](/solutions/security/advanced-entity-analytics/monitor-privileged-user-activitites.md).
* [Select an existing index](#privmon-index) or create a new custom index with privileged user data.
* [Bulk-upload](#privmon-upload) a list of privileged users using a CSV or TXT file.
* Use the Entity analytics APIs to [mark individual users as privileged]({{kib-apis}}/operation/operation-createprivmonuser) or [bulk-upload multiple privileged users]({{kib-apis}}/operation/operation-privmonbulkuploaduserscsv).

To get started, find the **Privileged user monitoring** page in the navigation menu or use the [global search field](/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/find-apps-and-objects.md).

### Add a supported integration [privmon-integrations]
```yaml {applies_to}
stack: preview 9.2
serverless: preview
```

1. On the **Privileged user monitoring** page, select an integration. The supported integrations are:
* [Active Directory Entity Analytics](integration-docs://reference/entityanalytics_ad.md). Users in the following security groups will be automatically assigned as privileged:
* Domain Admins
* Enterprise Admins
* [Okta Entity Analytics](integration-docs://reference/entityanalytics_okta.md). Refer to [Standard administrator roles and permissions](https://help.okta.com/en-us/content/topics/security/administrators-admin-comparison.htm) for a list of Okta roles that will be automatically assigned as privileged users.
2. Follow the steps to install the integration.

### Select or create an index [privmon-index]

1. On the **Privileged user monitoring** page, click **Index**.
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On this page, you can:

* {applies_to}`stack: preview 9.2` {applies_to}`serverless: preview` Change which integrations you're using as data sources.
* View, remove, and change indices after initially defining them.
* Import a new supported file with a list of privileged users.

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