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Secrets Vault Details Page

Secret Vaults are used to store any manually-managed resource, username, or password combination. This is where we describe how to add credentials and files to a vault.

For information on allowing users access to the credentials and files in the vault, see Access Policy and create an Access Policy that is Credential based. Then see Credential-based Access Policy

Secrete Vault Details Page

The details page shows the following information:

  • Name — Displays the name of the resource
  • Trashcan icon — Deletes this credential. A confirmation window will display.
  • Platform — Displays the type of platform, which defines the resource
  • Description — Description of the policy

Accounts Tab​

The Accounts tab is where managed account credentials are added to the vault and has the following features:

  • Search — Searches the table or list for matches to the search string. When matches are found, the table or list is filtered to the matching results.
  • Add — Opens the Add a Managed Account window. Add the resource name, username, secret, and comments (opional). Add managed account
  • Edit — Opens the Edit a Managed Account window.
  • Delete — Removes the selected item. A confirmation window will appear.
  • Refresh — Reload the information displayed

The table has the following columns:

  • Checkbox — Check to select one or more items
  • Resource — Name of the resource that the account is on
  • Username — Displays the name of the account
  • Created — Date timestamp when the account was added to the secret vault

The table columns can be resized and sorted in ascending or descending order.

Files Tab​

The Files tab is where files are added to the vault and has the following features:

  • Search — Searches the table or list for matches to the search string.
  • Add — Opens the Add Encrypted File window. Drag and drop the file or click the designated area to browse. Add a comment (optional) Add managed account
  • Edit — Opens the Edit a Encrypted File window.
  • Delete — Removes the selected item. A confirmation window will appear.
  • Refresh — Reload the information displayed

The table has the following columns:

  • Action — Download the file or checksum by clicking on the respective icons.
  • File type — Format of the file
  • Size — File size
  • Comment — Notes that were added to the file metadata
  • Created -- Date timestamp when the account was added to the secret vault

The table columns can be resized and sorted in ascending or descending order.

Sessions Tab​

The Sessions tab has the following features:

  • Search — Searches the table or list for matches to the search string.
  • View Logs — Opens the Session Logs window to view the action log for the selected session. See the Session Logs Window topic for additional information.
  • Refresh — Reload the information displayed

The table has the following columns:

  • Requested — Date and time of when the session was created

  • Requested By — User who requested the session. Click the link to view additional details. See the User, Group, & Application Details Page topic for additional information.

  • Login Account — Displays the account used to log onto the resource

  • Activity — Displays the name of the activity. Click the link to view additional details. See the Activities Page topic for additional information.

  • Start — Indicates when the activity started. This refers to when the activity’s actions were executed and not when the user was logged on to the resource.

  • End — Indicates when the session is scheduled to end the activity, which is determined by the start time plus the maximum session duration set by the access policy Connection Profile

  • Status — Shows status information for the session:

    • Waiting for Approval — The session requires approval to begin. See the Approvals Dashboard topic for additional information.
    • Approval Denied — Requested session was denied
    • Approval Failed — Approval request has encountered an error
    • Pending — Session scheduled start time is still in the future, session is waiting to start. See the Scheduled Dashboard topic for additional information.
    • Available — The activity session is ready. Click the icon to begin the session, or log in through a client. See the Start Activity Session topic for additional information.
    • Completed — Activity either reached the end of its scheduled end time or was canceled early by the requestor
    • Canceled — The session is either expired or was canceled manually by the user or an Privilege Secure administrator.
    • Failed — Pre-Session stage of the Activity has encountered an error
    • Locked — The session has been locked by an Privilege Secure administrator. See the Lock Session topic for additional information.

The table columns can be resized and sorted in ascending or descending order.

History Tab​

The History tab has the following features:

  • Search — Searches the table or list for matches to the search string. When matches are found, the table or list is filtered to the matching results.
  • View Logs — Opens the Session Logs window to view the action log for the selected session. See the Session Logs Window topic for additional information.
  • Refresh — Reload the information displayed

The table has the following columns:

  • Status — Shows status information for the session:

    • Information — Session was successful and row contains details
    • Error — Session had an error and row contains details

  • Time — Date timestamp for when the event occurred

  • User — User who requested the session. Click the link to view additional details. See the User, Group, & Application Details Page topic for additional information.

  • Access Policy — Displays the name of the policy

  • Event Message — Description of the event

  • Session ID — Unique identifier for the session

The table columns can be resized and sorted in ascending or descending order.