Manage Credentials

Audit > Asset > Manage Credentials

The Manage Credentials page specifies credentials by organization and machine group. These can be referenced by a VSA user when accessing a machine or device. Optionally include a note with each credential.

Credentials in Quick View

The Quick View popup window includes a View Credentials option. Quick View access to the credentials displayed can be limited by role and by scope. Use the View Assets page to specify credentials by individual machine or device.

Agent Credentials

If the asset is an agent machine, a credential can be optionally used as the source credential for an agent credential in a Policy Management policy. If multiple credentials are defined for a machine, then the most local level defined has precedence: by individual machine, by machine group, or by organization. At any one level, only one managed credential can be designated the source credential for an agent credential. A managed credential is created when a user runs the Systems Management Configuration Setup Wizard for an organization.

Middle Panel Columns

Rows are sorted by organization, then machine group, then machine ID.

• (Level) - Identifies the row as an organization , a machine group or a machine ID .
• Name - The name of the organization, machine group or machine ID.
• Credentials - Displays a key if at least one credential is specified for that row.

Right Panel Actions

Select an organization or machine group before performing these actions.

• New / Edit - Specifies a credential.
  • Description - A one line description for the credential.
  • Username - The username.
  • Password - The password.
  • Domain - The domain of the credential, if one exists.
  • Set as agent credential - Only one credential for this organization or machine group can be designated the source credential for an agent credential.
    • Create account - Check to create a new user account on the managed machine.
    • as Adminstrator - Check to create the new user account with administrator privileges.
    • Local user account - Select this option to use a credential that logs into this machine locally, without reference to a domain.
    • Use machine's current domain - Create a credential using the domain name this machine is a member of, as determined by the latest audit.
    • Specified domain - Use the domain specified above.
  • Notes - Optionally include a note with the credential. Use the edit toolbar to add images and special formatting to the text. Images must be uploaded rather than copied and pasted in.
    
    • - Hyperlink selected text. You may need to reset links copied and pasted from another source.
    • - Insert a table.
    • - Insert a horizontal line as a percentage of the width, or set a fixed width in pixels.
    • - Indent text.
    • - Outdent text.
    • - Remove formatting.
    • - Insert a symbol.
    • - Insert an emoticon.
    • - Preview the display of text and images.
    • - Upload a file or image.
    • - Set selected text to subscript.
    • - Set selected text to superscript.
    • - Toggle full screen mode for editing and viewing.
• Delete - Deletes a select credential.

Table Columns

• Username - Username of the credential.
• Password - Password of the credential.
• Domain - Domain of the credential, if applicable.
• Inherited From - The level the credential is inherited from. Credentials can be inherited from a higher level organization or machine group.
• Agent - If checked, this is the agent credential.
• Description - The VSA name for the credential.
• Notes - Notes about the credential.