URIP Quickstart Guide

Last updated: 2026-04-29 Status: Stable Time to complete: ~15 minutes

Purpose

Get from zero to a live, populated URIP dashboard. By the end of this guide you will have:

• A working login session
• At least one connector pulling real findings
• Your first risk visible in the risk register
• Multi-factor authentication enrolled

Prerequisites

• An invitation from your URIP administrator (contains your Tenant ID)
• Your corporate email address
• API credentials for at least one security tool (see CONNECTOR_CATALOGUE.md)
• An authenticator app on your phone (Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, or similar)

Enterprise accounts only. URIP does not offer public self-serve sign-up. If you have not received an invitation, ask your CISO or IT administrator to provision your account.

Step 1 — Register Your Account

1. Open the registration link your administrator sent you
2. Enter your Tenant ID — the unique code from your invitation email
3. Enter your Full Name
4. Enter your Email Address (must match your organisation's domain)
5. Choose a Password (12 or more characters, mixing upper and lower case, numbers, and symbols)
6. Click Create Account

If the Tenant ID is not recognised, you will see: "Tenant not found — contact your administrator."

Already have an account? Go directly to Step 2 — Sign In.

Step 2 — Sign In

1. Navigate to your URIP sign-in page
2. Enter your Email and Password
3. Click Sign In

On your first login you will be taken to multi-factor authentication enrolment.

Common sign-in problems:

• "Invalid credentials" — double-check your email address. Passwords are case-sensitive.
• "Account locked" — after several failed attempts, your account is temporarily locked. Wait 15 minutes and try again, or ask your administrator to unlock it.
• Forgot your password? — Click Forgot password? on the sign-in page. A reset link will be sent to your email address.
• Forgot your password AND lost your MFA recovery codes? — Contact your administrator. They can reset both your password and your MFA from Settings → Users. You will re-enrol MFA on your next login. If your only administrator is locked out, contact URIP support with proof of identity.

See also: Troubleshooting — Login Fails

Step 3 — Enrol Multi-Factor Authentication (First Login Only)

Multi-factor authentication is required for all URIP accounts.

1. After your first sign-in, you are taken to the MFA Enrolment screen
2. Open your authenticator app
3. Scan the QR code shown on screen
4. Enter the 6-digit code displayed in your authenticator
5. Click Verify & Enable
6. Save your backup codes in a safe place — a password manager or printed copy stored securely

From your second login onward, you will be prompted for a 6-digit code from your authenticator after entering your password.

Lost your authenticator? Ask your administrator to reset your MFA from the Settings → Users panel. You will be asked to re-enrol on your next login.

Step 4 — Explore the Dashboard

After signing in you land on the Risk Dashboard.

The dashboard shows:

At first the dashboard will show zeros. That is expected — you need to connect at least one tool first.

Step 5 — Connect Your First Tool

Navigate to Tool Catalog in the left-hand navigation.

1. Use the search bar or category filter to find your tool (for example, search "Tenable")
2. Click the tile — a setup drawer opens on the right
3. The drawer shows: - What's pulled — the type of findings URIP retrieves from this tool - Prerequisites — what API permissions you (or your tool administrator) need to set up - Step-by-step credentials form — fill in the fields shown - Link to the vendor's official documentation where you find each credential
4. Click Test Connection - Green message means the connection works and data is ready - Red message shows the exact error and how to fix it
5. Click Save

Your credentials are stored securely and are never displayed again after saving.

Example: Connecting Tenable

The first data pull runs automatically within 15 minutes of saving.

See CONNECTOR_CATALOGUE.md for all 61 supported tools with setup details. See guides/connectors-setup.md for the full connector wizard walkthrough.

Step 6 — View Your First Risks

After the first connector pull completes (up to 15 minutes):

1. Navigate to Risk Register in the left-hand navigation
2. Risks appear sorted by score — highest first
3. Click any row to open the Risk Detail panel: - Finding name, affected asset, severity - URIP score with a breakdown of what is driving it - Whether this vulnerability is actively being exploited right now (CISA KEV flag) - Likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS probability) - Suggested remediation steps - Which of your tools reported this finding
4. To assign a risk to a team member: click Assign → select a user → set a due date
5. The assigned user receives an email notification

No risks showing? Navigate to Connector Status in the left-hand navigation. If a connector shows "Error", the credentials may have expired — open the Tool Catalog and re-test.

Step 7 — (Optional) Enable a Compliance Framework

1. Navigate to Compliance Frameworks in the left-hand navigation
2. Click any framework tile (for example, SOC 2 or ISO 27001)
3. The framework activates immediately — controls are evaluated against your existing risk data
4. Navigate to Compliance Dashboard to see your score

The compliance dashboard updates within one hour of connector data arriving.

See guides/compliance.md for the full compliance workflow.

What's Next

See Also

• USER_GUIDE.md — complete feature reference
• ARCHITECTURE.md — how URIP works
• TROUBLESHOOTING.md — when something goes wrong