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title: Dayforce
description: "## What is Dayforce? Dayforce (formerly Ceridian) is cloud-based, human capital management (HCM) platform that manages payroll, HR, benefits, workforce, and talent. ## Why Should You Use the Dayforce Connector? The Dayforce connector provides visibility into the assets in your…"
url: "https://lucidum.io/docs/dayforce/"
updated: "2026-03-16"
category: Connectors / List of Connectors / D
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# Dayforce

## What is Dayforce?

Dayforce (formerly Ceridian) is cloud-based, human capital management (HCM) platform that manages payroll, HR, benefits, workforce, and talent.

## Why Should You Use the Dayforce Connector?

The Dayforce connector provides visibility into the assets in your environment. You can use this visibility to:

- ensure assets are managed per your security policies
- find vulnerabilities quickly and remediate

## How Does This Connector Work?

Lucidum executes read-only requests to the Dayforce REST API and ingests only meta-data about Dayforce assets. Lucidum does not retrieve any data stored on your assets.

## Configuring the Connector in Lucidum

| **Field** | **Description** | **Example** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| URL | The URL for the Dayforce API. | https://us241-services.dayforcehcm.com |
| Username | User name for a Ceridian Dayforce account with read-only access to Dayforce APIs and data. This should be a non-employee account. For example, the account could be named "Lucidum"For details on API access, see:[https://help.dayforce.com/r/documents/Dayforce-Security-Best-Practices-Guide/API-Access](https://help.dayforce.com/r/documents/Dayforce-Security-Best-Practices-Guide/API-Access)and [https://developers.dayforce.com/Build/Dayforce-Security-Framework.aspx](https://developers.dayforce.com/Build/Dayforce-Security-Framework.aspx). | Lucidum |
| Password | Password for a Ceridian Dayforce account with read-only access to Dayforce APIs and data. | ******************* |
| Client Namespace | Dayforce assigned designation that uniquely identifies your organization’s client site. |  |

## Source Documentation

### Creating Credentials

To create a user in Dayforce, see:

[https://help.dayforce.com/r/ImplementationGuide/Dayforce-Implementation-Guide/Add-User-Accounts](https://help.dayforce.com/r/ImplementationGuide/Dayforce-Implementation-Guide/Add-User-Accounts)

and

[https://developers.dayforce.com/Build/Dayforce-Security-Framework.aspx](https://developers.dayforce.com/Build/Dayforce-Security-Framework.aspx).

and

[https://help.dayforce.com/r/documents/Dayforce-Security-Best-Practices-Guide/API-Access](https://help.dayforce.com/r/documents/Dayforce-Security-Best-Practices-Guide/API-Access)

### Required Permissions

Assign a password policy for the user you created for Lucidum. For details, see [https://help.dayforce.com/r/ImplementationGuide/Dayforce-Implementation-Guide/Password-Policy-UI](https://help.dayforce.com/r/ImplementationGuide/Dayforce-Implementation-Guide/Password-Policy-UI)

The user you create for Lucidum requires the following READ permissions:

- Asset
- DisplayName
- FirstName
- LastName
- EmployeeLatestUpdatedTimestamp
- HireDate
- HomeOrganization
- Roles
- Roles > Role
- StartDate
- TerminationDate
- Title
- XRefCode
- EmploymentStatuses
- EmploymentStatuses > EmploymentStatus
- EmploymentStatuses > LastModifiedTimestamp
- EmploymentStatuses > EmployeeGroup
- EmployeeManagers
- EmployeeManagers > ManagerFirstName
- EmployeeManagers > ManagerLastName
- EmployeeManagers > LastModifiedTimestamp
- EmploymentTypes
- EmploymentTypes >EmploymentType
- EmploymentTypes >LastModifiedTimestamp
- Contacts

### API Documentation

[https://developers.dayforce.com/Build/API-Explorer.aspx](https://developers.dayforce.com/Build/API-Explorer.aspx)