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Safeguard for Privileged Passwords On Demand Hosted - Administration Guide

Introduction System requirements and versions Using API and PowerShell tools Using the virtual appliance and web management console Cloud deployment considerations Setting up Safeguard for Privileged Passwords for the first time Using the web client Getting started with the desktop client Using the desktop client Activity Center Search box Privileged access requests Toolbox Accounts Account Groups Assets
General/Properties tab (asset) Accounts tab (asset) Account Dependencies tab (asset) Owners tab (asset) Access Request Policies tab (asset) Asset Groups tab (asset) Discovered SSH Keys (asset) Discovered Services tab (asset) History tab (asset) Managing assets
Asset Groups Discovery Entitlements Linked Accounts Partitions Profiles Settings
Access Request settings Appliance settings Asset Management settings Tags Backup and Retention settings Certificates settings Cluster settings Enable or Disable Services settings External Integration settings Password Management settings Real-Time Reports Safeguard Access settings SSH Key Management settings Security Policy Settings
Users User Groups Disaster recovery and clusters Administrator permissions Preparing systems for management Troubleshooting Frequently asked questions Appendix A: Safeguard ports Appendix B: SPP 2.7 or later migration guidance Appendix C: SPP and SPS join guidance Appendix D: Regular Expressions About us

About profiles

The profile includes the schedules and rules governing the partition’s assigned assets and the assets' accounts. For example, the profile defines how often a password check is required on an asset or account.

A partition can have multiple profiles, each assigned to different assets, if desired. An account is governed by only one profile. If an account is not explicitly assigned to a profile, the account is governed by the one assigned to the parent asset. If that asset does not have an assigned profile, the partition's default profile is assigned. When updating or restarting a service on a password change, the profile assigned to the asset is used for dependent account service modifications. For more information, see Adding change password settings.

When you create a new partition, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords creates a corresponding default profile with default schedules and rules. You can create multiple profiles to govern the accounts assigned to a partition. Both assets and accounts are assigned to the scope of a profile.

For example, suppose you have an asset with 12 accounts and you configure the profile to check and change passwords every 60 days. If you want the password managed for one of those accounts every seven days, you can create another profile and add the individual account to the new profile. Now, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords will check and change all the passwords on this asset every 60 days except for this account, which will change every seven days.

Implicit and explicit association

It is important to understand the difference between implicit and explicit assignments to a profile.

Implicit associations

Safeguard for Privileged Passwords makes implicit assignments. For example, when you add an asset to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords, it automatically adds the asset to the default partition and assigns it to the scope of the default profile. This is called implicit association. Assets implicitly inherit the partition's default profile. Similarly, accounts inherit their parent asset’s profile. That means when you add an account to an asset, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords implicitly adds that account to its asset’s profile.

Later, if you reassign the asset to another profile, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords automatically reassigns all of the asset’s associated accounts to the new profile.

Explicit associations

Safeguard for Privileged Passwords allows you to explicitly add an asset or an account to a specific profile. When you explicitly assign an asset to a profile, it overrides the implicit inheritance from the partition so the asset's profile is no longer determined by its partition. Similarly, when you explicitly assign an account to a profile, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords overrides the implicit inheritance from the asset and the account’s profile is no longer determined by its asset.

Now, if you reassign the asset to another profile, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords will not reassign the asset’s associated accounts that were explicitly assigned to the old profile.

Resetting the default profile

If you set another profile as the default, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords implicitly reassigns all assets and their associated accounts to that new default, but it will not reassign any assets or accounts that you have explicitly assigned to a profile. Once the implicit inheritance is broken, changing a partition's default profile has no effect on the scope of a profile. For more information, see Setting a default profile.

Related Topics

Assigning assets or accounts to a password profile and SSH key profile

Assigning a profile to an asset

Password Management settings

SSH Key Management settings

How do I manage accounts on unsupported platforms

General/Properties tab (partitions)

The General/Properties tab lists information about the selected partition.

To access General/Properties:

  • desktop client: Navigate to Administrative Tools | Partitions | General.
  • web client: Navigate to Asset Management | Partitions | (Edit) | Properties.

On the desktop client, tiles above the tab display the number of Owners, Assets, Accounts, Password Profiles, SSH Key Profiles, and History associated with the selected partition. Clicking a tile heading opens the corresponding tab.

Table 137: Partitions General/Properties tab: General properties
Property Description
Name

The partition name.

( desktop client only) Owners

The users who are responsible for managing the assets and accounts in the selected partition.

Description

Information about the selected partition.

( web client only) Delete: Click this button to delete the selected partition.

Assets tab (partitions)

The Assets tab displays the assets assigned to the selected partition.

Click Add Asset from the details toolbar to add one or more assets to the selected partition.

To access Assets:

  • desktop client: Navigate to Administrative Tools | Partitions | Assets.
  • web client: Navigate to Asset Management | Partitions | (Edit) | Assets.
Table 138: Partitions: Assets tab properties
Property Description
Name

The asset name.

Password Profile The name of the profile that manages the asset.

SSH Key Profile

The name of the SSH key profile.

Account Discovery Job

The Account Discovery job assigned to discover accounts on this asset that meet the rules criteria. Each asset in a partition can have a separate and unique Account Discovery job.

Asset Discovery Job

The Asset Discovery job assigned to discover assets by searching directory assets, such as Active Directory, or by scanning network IP ranges in the partition that meet the rules criteria. An asset can be read-access available for Asset Discovery jobs beyond partition boundaries. For more information, see Available for discovery across all partitions (Global Access).

Platform

The platform of the selected asset.

Session Request A check in this column indicates that session access requests are enabled for the asset.
Disabled

A check in this column indicates the asset is disabled.

Product License

If applicable (for example, for a Windows asset), indicates your license model, such as System or Desktop.

Connection Type

The connection authentication type for the asset, such as Password, SSH Key, Directory Account, Local System Account, and so on. For more information, see Connection tab (add asset desktop client).

Description

Descriptive information entered when the asset was added.

Use these buttons on the details toolbar to manage the assets assigned to the selected partition.

Table 139: Partitions: Assets tab toolbar
Option Description

Add Asset

Add one or more assets to the selected partition.

( web client only) Delete

Remove the selected asset from the partition.

( web client only) Edit

Edit the selected asset.

( web client only) Access Request

Select Enable Session Request to allow session requests for the selected asset. Select Disable Session Request to disallow session requests for the selected asset.

( web client only) SSH Host Key This option allows you to manually add the host key to an asset in cases where Safeguard for Privileged Passwords cannot discover the asset automatically (such as for an Other Directory asset).

( web client only) Test Connection

Select to verify that Safeguard for Privileged Passwords can log in to the asset using the current service account credentials. For more information, see Checking an asset's connectivity.

( web client only) Syncronize Now

Run the directory addition (incremental) synchronization process by asset and account. The sync is queued by asset by provider and runs one directory sync on that asset at a time. You can run multiple syncs in parallel on different assets. This is the faster type of directory sync because deletions are not synced. A Tasks window displays the progress and outcome of the task. You can click Details to see more information or click Stop to cancel the task. In addition, this process runs through the discovery, if there are discovery rules and configurations set up.The API (Assets/Synchronize) can be used to run the deletion (full) sync which includes all deletions, additions, and changes. This sync takes longer (perhaps hours), especially the first time it is run based on your directory setup.

( web client only) Enable-Disable

Select one of the following:

Select Enable to have Safeguard for Privileged Passwords manage a disabled partition.

Select Disable to prevent Safeguard for Privileged Passwords from managing the selected partition.

( web client only) Show Disabled

Display the assets that are not managed and are disabled and have no associated accounts. Asset management can be controlled by right-clicking on an asset and selecting Enable-Disable.

( web client only) Hide Disabled

Hide the assets that are not managed and are disabled and have no associated accounts. Asset management can be controlled by right-clicking an asset and selecting Enable-Disable.

Refresh

Retrieve and display an updated list of assets associated with the selected partition.

Search

To locate a specific asset in this list, enter the character string to be used to search for a match. For more information, see Search box.

Related Topics

Adding assets to a partition

Removing assets from a partition

Accounts tab (partitions)

The Accounts tab displays the accounts assigned to the selected partition.

NOTE: By default, all accounts associated with an asset are assigned to the same profile, but you can reassign them. For more information, see Creating a password profile.

To access Accounts:

  • desktop client: Navigate to Administrative Tools | Partitions | Accounts.
  • web client: Navigate to Asset Management | Partitions | (Edit) | Accounts.
Table 140: Partitions: Accounts tab properties
Property Description
Name

The account name.

Domain Name

The domain name of the account if the account is an Active Directory account. Used to help determine uniqueness.

Parent The partition in which the asset where the account resides.
Password Profile The name of the profile that manages the account.

SSH Key Profile

The name of the SSH key profile that governs the accounts assigned to a partition.

Service Account A check in this column indicates that the account is a service account.
Password Request A check in this column indicates that password release requests are enabled for the account.
Session Request A check in this column indicates that session access requests are enabled for the account.

SSH Key Request

A check in this column indicates that SSH key release requests are enabled for the account.

Disabled

A check in this column indicates the account is disabled.

Password A check in this column indicates a password is set for the account. For more information, see Checking, changing, or setting an account password.

SSH Key

A check in this column indicates an SSH key is set for the account. For more information, see Checking, changing, or setting an SSH key.

Description

Descriptive information entered when the account was added.

Use these buttons on the details toolbar to manage the accounts assigned to the selected partition.

Table 141: Partitions: Accounts tab toolbar
Option Description
( web client only) New Account

Add accounts to the selected partition. For more information, see Adding an account to a partition (web client).

( web client only) Delete

Remove the selected account from the partition.

( web client only) Edit

Edit the selected account.

( web client only) Account Security

Menu options include:

( web client only) Access Request

Select an option to enable or disable access request services for the selected partition. Values are derived from whether the platform of the asset indicates it supports any of the following: Password Request, SSH Key Request, Session Request. You can enable or disable Password Request, Session Request, and SSH Key Request, as needed.

Service Accounts are created when the Asset is created and by default are not enabled for session or password access.

Discovered Accounts are controlled by the Account Discovery template that is used in discovering the accounts. They are a property of the rule template of the Account Discovery job. For more information, see Adding an Account Discovery rule.

( web client only) Enable-Disable

Select Enable to have Safeguard for Privileged Passwords manage a disabled partition.

Select Disable to prevent Safeguard for Privileged Passwords from managing the selected partition.

Refresh

Update the list of asset accounts.

Search

To locate a specific asset account or set of accounts in this list, enter the character string to be used to search for a match. For more information, see Search box.

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