You can uninstall a desktop client.
To uninstall the desktop client
- In the Windows Control Panel, open Programs and Features.
- Right-click the Safeguard for Privileged Passwords application and choose Uninstall.
Introduction
System requirements and versions
Desktop client system requirements
Web client system requirements
Web management console system requirements
Supported platforms
Licenses
Long Term Support (LTS) and Feature Releases
Using the web client
Home
My Requests (web client)
Personal password vault (web client)
Approvals (web client)
Reviews (web client)
Favorites (web client)
My Settings (web client)
Log out (web client)
Getting started with the desktop client
Using the desktop client
Settings (desktop client)
User information and log out (desktop client)
Desktop client favorite request
Desktop client navigation pane
Search box
Privileged access requests
Configuring alerts
Password release request workflow
About us
Requesting a password release
Approving a password release request
Reviewing a completed password release request
SSH key release request workflow
Requesting an SSH key release
Approving an SSH key release request
Reviewing a completed SSH key release request
Session request workflow
Uninstalling the desktop client
Using the desktop client
One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords has two graphical user interfaces that allow you to manage password and session requests, approvals, and reviews for your managed accounts and systems:
- Windows desktop client: The desktop client consists of an end-user view and an administrator view. The administrative functionality is dynamically enabled based on the user's permissions. The desktop client user interface information follows.
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Web client: The web client is especially useful for requesters, reviewers, and approvers. Many administration functions are available as well. For more information, see Using the web client.
NOTE: In this documentation, you will see the following icons which denote the interface:
Desktop client toolbar
The toolbar along the top-right corner of the Safeguard for Privileged Passwords console, has these controls:
(User avatar): Modify personal information, view notifications, or log out of the Safeguard client. For more information, see User information and log out (desktop client).
Log events are created based on how the user logged out: UserLoggedOut or InactiveUserLoggedOut.
(Settings): Configure the desktop client application, including notifications and Home page widgets, or view product information, including contact information. For more information, see Settings (desktop client).
Settings (desktop client)
The desktop client console
Set the following then click Done to save settings.
Notifications
Control notifications within Safeguard for Privileged Passwords:
- Run in the System Tray when you close the application.
When you select the Run in the System Tray check box, you cannot modify the toast notifications check box which follows because you always get notifications. If you deselect the Run in the System Tray check box, you can enable or disable toast notifications which follows.
- Enable Toast Notifications to display event alerts on your console.
Toast notifications are alerts that appear when the desktop client application is not the active foreground application: for example, when you are in another application or when you have minimized the desktop client.
- Reset Notifications: Click Reset Notifications to reenable any notifications pop ups that have been preciously suppressed.
Widgets
All widgets are enabled by default, indicating that the corresponding controls display on your Home page. The toggles appear blue with the switch to the right when a widget is enabled, and gray with the switch to the left when a widget is disabled.
Click the toggles to enable (
- Enable Requests
- Enable Approvals
- Enable Reviews
About dialog tab
Click About Safeguard for Privileged Passwords to display the following information.
- About: The trademark and copyright information.
- Contact: Information about how to get in touch with One Identity.
- Components: Links to information regarding the third-party components used in Safeguard for Privileged Passwords.
User information and log out (desktop client)
Click the user avatar then click My Account to modify your personal information, time zone (if allowed), manage email notifications, view current notifications, or log out of Safeguard for Privileged Passwords.
NOTE: Safeguard for Privileged Passwords Active Directory users cannot use My Account to modify their email address, phone number, or change their password. They must do these actions in Active Directory.
(To update your personal information or time zone
- From the toolbar, select your
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To change your image, select
Change Photo.
- To change your email address, Work Phone, or Mobile Phone, type into the appropriate box.
- Under Location, you can select a new Time Zone. Changing your time zone may be prohibited based on your organization's security procedures. If available, choose to:
- Display times in local computer time: This is the default. It is the time zone set on your local computer.
- Display times in my configured time zone: This is the time zone that is set on this page.
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- Click Done to close the My Account pane.
To manage the notifications you receive
- From the toolbar, select your
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Click Manage Email Notifications.
The Manage Email Notifications dialog displays the type of events for which you are receiving email notifications. You can define the types of events for which you want to receive notifications.
NOTE: When there are no delegated owners assigned to a partition, email notifications related to partitions are sent to the Asset Administrator. However, when a delegated owner is specified to manage the assets and accounts in a partition, email notifications related to partitions are sent to the delegated owner, not to the Asset Administrator.
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By default, all events are selected. Clear the check box for any events for which you do not want to receive an email notification. You can clear or check all check boxes by selecting or deselecting the check box next to Events.
- Click OK to save your selections and close the dialog.
- Click Done to close the My Accounts pane.
At least one key must be registered. When a key is added, the placeholder name is Unnamed Key. You can enter a meaningful name or later edit the name. It is recommended that all users have more than one key registered in case a key is lost or damaged.
- From the toolbar, select your
- Click Manage FIDO2 Keys. The name and date each key was registered and last used displays.
- Click
Edit to change the name then click
Save. Click
Cancel to leave the editing operation.
- Click
Delete to delete a key. One key must remain registered. If a physical security key is lost, always delete the associated key from Safeguard for Privileged Passwords.
- Click Register New FIDO2 Key to add a key.
- You will be asked to insert or connect to the new key.
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You will be prompted to reenter your primary credentials for verification.
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Tap or activate your new FIDO2 key that is being registered.
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You may then go back to the Manage FIDO2 Key page and give your newly registered key a name.
- Click
- Click Done to close the My Account pane.
For more information, see
To change your user password
- From the toolbar, select your
- To change your user password, click Change Password and complete the information.
- Click Done to close the My Account pane.
Log Out
Click the