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Credential Profile Page

The Credential Profile page displays all credentials that the application uses to complete tasks. The application stores these credentials securely.

Use the gear icon in the upper right corner of the console to open the Configuration menu. Then select Integrations to open the Integrations interface.

Click Credential Profile in the navigation pane to view existing Credential Profiles.

Integrations interface on the Credential Profile page

The table displays the user name for each profile. Select a profile from the table or in the navigation pane to view or modify its details.

See the Reporting Module Server Requirements topic for a list of permission requirements for each type of task.

Best Practice Recommendation

  • Create one Credential Profile per domain for Active Directory Sync purposes.
  • Create a Credential Profile with Writer permissions to the shared folder where subscription exports will be stored.

Add a Credential Profile​

Step 1 – Use the gear icon in the upper right corner of the console to open the Configuration menu. Then select Integrations to open the Integrations interface.

Step 2 – On the Integrations interface, click Add New Integration in the navigation pane. The Add New Integration window opens.

Add New Integration window with Credential Profile type selected

Step 3 – In the Type dropdown menu, select Credential Profile.

Step 4 – Enter the following information:

  • Name – Provide a unique, descriptive name for the Credential Profile

  • Description – Provide a description for the Credential Profile

  • Platform – Select the account type for the credential:

    • SQL – For SQL Server accounts
    • Windows – For local and Active Directory accounts

  • User Name – Enter the account user name in the required format. For Windows accounts, it is: [DOMAIN][USERNAME], e.g. NWXTech\svc-netwrix

  • Password – Enter the password for the credential

Step 5 – Click Add. The Add New Integration window closes.

The Credential Profile is listed in the Integrations navigation pane. Repeat the process to add additional Credential Profiles.

Credential Profile Details​

Step 1 – Use the gear icon in the upper right corner of the console to open the Configuration menu. Then select Integrations to open the Integrations interface.

Step 2 – On the Integrations interface, click Credential Profile in the navigation pane to view existing Credential Profiles.

Step 3 – Select a Credential Profile from the table or the navigation pane to view its details.

Integrations interface displaying the details for a Credenital Profile

The following information is displayed for a Credential Profile:

  • Name and Description — The box at the top displays the name and description of the profile.

    • Edit — The edit button in the upper right corner of the box changes those fields from read-only to editable. See the Edit Profile topic for additional information.
    • Delete — The delete button in the upper right corner of the box opens the Delete Profile window to confirm the action.

  • Credentials — This section displays the credentials.

    • Edit Credential — The edit button to the right of the credentials opens the Credentials Settings window, where you can update the Platform, User Name, or Password. See the Edit Credential topic for additional information.
    • Delete Credential — The delete button to the right of the credentials opens the Delete Credential window to confirm the action.
    • Add Credential — Use this button to add additional credentials to this profile. This functionality is available for a full Netwrix Threat Manager implementation and doesn't apply to the Netwrix Threat Manager Reporting Module.

Edit Profile​

Step 1 – Use the gear icon in the upper right corner of the console to open the Configuration menu. Then select Integrations to open the Integrations interface.

Step 2 – On the Integrations interface, click Credential Profile in the navigation pane to view a list of the already created Credential Profiles, if any.

Step 3 – Select a Credential Profile from the table or the navigation pane.

Step 4 – Click the Edit button in the upper right corner of the name and description box.

Name and Description box for a Credential Profile in Edit mode

Step 5 – To modify the profile name, type in the top field.

Step 6 – To modify the profile description, type in the bottom field.

Step 7 – Click the Save button.

The Credential Profile name and/or description have been modified.

Edit Credential​

Step 1 – On the Integrations interface, click Credential Profile in the navigation pane to view existing Credential Profiles and select one.

Step 2 – In the Credentials box, click the edit button to the right of the credential. The Credential Settings window opens.

Credential Settings window

Step 3 – To edit the platform type, select either SQL or Windows from the Platform dropdown menu.

Step 4 – To edit the account user name, enter the account user name in the required format of [DOMAIN][USERNAME], e.g. NWXTech\svc-netwrix.

Step 5 – To update the password, enter the account password in the Password field.

Step 6 – Click Save. The Credential Settings window closes.

The credential within the Credential Profile has been modified.