Provided are systems and methods for verifying user credentials for performing a search. In one embodiment, a method can be provided that includes receiving a request to perform a search of machine generated data comprising time stamped events that is associated with a user, determining whether a set of cached user credentials has been updated within a period of time, querying, in response to determining that the credentials for the user have not been updated within the period of time, an identity provider server for a current set of user credentials associated with the user, receiving the current set of user credentials, determining whether the user has privileges to perform the search based at least in part on the set of user credentials, and causing, in response to determining that the user has privileges to perform the search, the search to be performed to identify one or more of the events that are responsive to the search.