Manage Credentials

NAVIGATION  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. 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 Word 50% / HTML 50%.
  • 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.
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      • Word 60% / HTML 100% - Hyperlink selected text. You may need to reset links copied and pasted from another source.
      • Word 75% / HTML 100% - Insert a table.
      • Word 75% / HTML 100% - Insert a horizontal line as a percentage of the width, or set a fixed width in pixels.
      • Word 75% / HTML 100% - Indent text.
      • Word 75% / HTML 100% - Outdent text.
      • Word 75% / HTML 100% - Remove formatting.
      • Word 75% / HTML 100% - Insert a symbol.
      • Word 75% / HTML 100% - Insert an emoticon.
      • Word 75% / HTML 100% - Preview the display of text and images.
      • - Upload a file or image.
      • Word 75% / HTML 100% - Set selected text to subscript.
      • Word 75% / HTML 100% - Set selected text to superscript.
      • Word 75% / HTML 100% - 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.