Sunday, 29 March 2026

Sponsor Portal Capabilities and Management Permissions

 Based on the provided documentation, here are the three valid capabilities that can be granted to a sponsor group:

  • Sponsors can create new random accounts: The sponsor portal allows for the quick generation of multiple guest accounts at once using the "Create Random Accounts" feature.

  • Any sponsor can manage accounts created by any other member of the sponsor group: The built-in GROUP\_ACCOUNTS sponsor group specifically enables members to view and manage guest accounts created by any other sponsor within that same group.

  • Sponsors can suspend guest accounts: Sponsors have the authority to suspend guest accounts, which temporarily prevents access and issues a Change of Authorization (CoA) Terminate to remove the user from the network.

Why the other options are incorrect:

  • ISE GUI access: Sponsors use a dedicated Sponsor Portal, not the ISE Admin GUI, which is reserved for system administrators.

  • Setting specific passwords: While sponsors can reset passwords, ISE typically generates a random password rather than allowing the sponsor to define a specific one

  • AD Group Management: Sponsors manage accounts within the ISE guest database, not external identity sources like Active Directory

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