Safeguard for Privileged Passwords On Demand Hosted - Administration Guide

To stop a task

1. Navigate to  Administrative Tools l Toolbox.
2. Open the Tasks pane.
3. Click  Popout in the upper right corner to float the Tasks pane.
4. Click  Cancel next to a running task.

A Safeguard for Privileged Passwords account is a unique identifier that Safeguard for Privileged Passwords uses to control access to assets. Managed accounts (including directory accounts and service accounts) and groups of accounts can be associated with an asset. Each account has an associated asset; if you delete an asset, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords permanently deletes all the accounts associated with it.

The Auditor and the Asset Administrator have permission to access Accounts.

On Unix assets, the accounts are stored in etc/passwd; however, each platform implements this concept differently.

Service accounts are designated with a Service Account icon. For more information, see About service accounts.

To access Accounts:

• desktop client: Navigate to Administrative Tools | Accounts and select an account to display additional information and options.
• web client: Navigate to Asset Management | Accounts. If needed, you can use the partition drop-down to select the parent partition of the account. Select an account, then click to display additional information and options.

Selecting one of the accounts displays the following information:

• General tab/Properties (account): Displays general information about the selected account.
• Owners tab (account): Displays information about the owners of the account.
• ( desktop client only) Access Request Policies tab (account): Displays the entitlements and access request policies associated with the selected account.
• Account Groups tab (account): Displays the account groups that contain the selected account.
• Dependent Assets (account): (Directory assets) Displays the assets that have dependency on the selected directory account. This tab only displays for a directory asset and displays the assets that have dependency on the selected directory account.
• Check and Change Log tab (account): Displays the password and SSH key validation and reset history for the selected account.
• Discovered SSH Keys (account): Displays the SSH keys discovered on the account.
• History tab (account): Displays the details of each operation that has affected the selected account.

For information about configuring Account Discovery in Safeguard for Privileged Passwords, see Account Discovery job workflow.

Use these toolbar buttons to manage accounts.

• Add Account/New Account: Add accounts to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. For more information, see Adding an account.
• Delete Selected: Remove the selected account. For more information, see Deleting an account.
• ( web client only) Edit: Select an account then click this button to open additional information and options for the account.
• Refresh: Update the list of accounts.
• ( desktop client only) Import Accounts: Add accounts to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. For more information, see Importing objects.
• Account Security: Menu options include:
  • Check Password, Change Password, and Set Password. For more information, see Checking, changing, or setting an account password.
  • ( desktop client only) Toggle Global Access: For more information, see Available for discovery across all partitions (Global Access).
  • ( desktop client only) Check SSH Key, Change SSH Key, Set SSH Key: For more information, see Checking, changing, or setting an SSH key.
• ( desktop client only) Password Archive: Display the password history for the selected account. For more information, see Viewing password archive.
• ( desktop client only) SSH Key Archive: Display the SSH key history for the selected account. For more information, see Viewing SSH key archive.
• ( desktop client only) Discover SSH Keys: Run the SSH Key Discovery job associated with the account. For more information, see SSH Key Discovery.
• Access Request: Allows you to enable or disable access request services for the selected account. Menu options include:
  • Enable Password Request
  • Disable Password Request
  • Enable Session Request
  • Disable Session Request
  • Enable SSH Key Request
  • Disable SSH Key Request
• Show Disabled: Display the accounts that are not managed and are disabled and have no associated assets. Account management can be controlled by right-clicking on an asset and selecting Enable-Disable:
  
  • Click Disable to prevent Safeguard for Privileged Passwords from managing the selected account.
  • Click Enable to manage the selected account and assign it to the scope of the default profile.
• Hide Disabled: Hide the accounts that are not managed and are disabled and have no associated assets. Asset management can be controlled by right-clicking on an account and selecting Enable-Disable:
  
  • Click Disable to prevent Safeguard for Privileged Passwords from managing the selected account.
  • Click Enable to manage the selected account and assign it to the scope of the default profile.
• Search: You can search by a character string or by a selected attribute with conditions you enter. To search by a selected attribute click Search and select an attribute to search. For more information, see Search box.

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

To access General/Properties:

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

Information for the account displays. Not all the information listed below is applicable for every account.

( desktop client) General tab (account)

Table 17: Accounts General tab: General properties

Property	Description
Name	The name of the selected account.
Distinguished Name	For LDAP platforms, the fully qualified distinguished name (FQDN) for the service account
Domain Name (for directories)	The name of the domain where the account was discovered
SID (for directories)	Security IDentifer for a Windows account.
Asset	The display name of the managed system associated with this account. Accounts are only associated with one asset.
Asset Type	The type of the asset (for example, Windows, Linux, LDAP, or Active Directory).
Partition	The name of the partition where the selected account resides.
Password Profile	The name of the password profile that governs the accounts assigned to a partition.
Password Sync Group	If assigned, the password sync group to control password validation and reset across all associated accounts.
SSH Key Profile	The name of the SSH key profile that governs the accounts assigned to a partition.
SSH Key Sync Group	If assigned, the SSH key sync group to control SSH key validation and reset across all associated accounts.
Account Discovery Job	The account discovery job with rule-based settings to discover all accounts that are assigned to the assets in a selected partition, that are made available globally, or that meet the rules criteria.
Date/Time Discovered	The date and time when the account was discovered.
Discovered User ID	The User ID of the discovered account.
Discovered Groups (for directories)	The groups in which the account is a member. Click the link to go to the Discovered groups dialog to view the groups.
Enable Password Request	True or False, indicating whether password release requests are enabled for this account.
Enable Session Request	True or False, indicating whether session access requests are enabled for this account.
Enable SSH Key Request	True or False, indicating whether SSH key release requests are enabled for this account.
Available for use across all partitions (Global Access for directories)	When selected, any partition is able to use this account and the password is given to other administrators. For more information, see Adding an Account Discovery rule.
Last Successful Password Check	The date and time of the last successful password validation.
Last Failed Password Check	The date and time of the last password validation failure.
Password Check Failures	Displays the number of password check tasks that failed.
Next Password Check	The date and time of the next automated password check as set in the Check Password schedule of the profile. For more information, see Adding check password settings.
Last Successful Password Change	The date and time of the last successful password change.
Last Failed Password Change	The date and time of the last password change failure.
Password Change Failures	Displays the number of password change tasks that failed.
Next Password Change	The date and time of the next automated password change as set in the Change Password schedule of the profile. For more information, see Adding change password settings.
Last Successful SSH Key Check	The date and time of the last successful SSH key validation.
Last Failed SSH Key Check	The date and time of the last SSH key validation failure.
SSH Key Check Failures	Displays the number of SSH key check tasks that failed.
Next SSH Key Check	The date and time of the next automated SSH key check as set in the Check SSH Key schedule of the profile. For more information, see Adding SSH key check settings .
Last Successful SSH Key Change	The date and time of the last successful SSH key change.
Last Failed SSH Key Change	The date and time of the last SSH key change failure.
SSH Key Change Failures	Displays the number of SSH key change tasks that failed.
Next SSH Key Change	The date and time of the next automated SSH key change as set in the Change SSH Key schedule of the profile. For more information, see Adding SSH key change settings.
Last Successful SSH Key Discovery	The date and time of the last successful SSH key discovery. For more information, see SSH Key Discovery job workflow.
Last Failed SSH Key Discovery Attempt	The date and time of the last failed SSH key discovery attempt.
SSH Key Discovery Failures	The number of SSH key discovery failures. You can view a list of the accounts.
Next SSH Key Discovery	The date and time for the next SSH key discovery attempt. On the Dashboard, Account Automation tab, you can view a list of accounts where SSH key discovery tasks failed. For more information, see Account Automation.

( web client) Properties tab (account)

There are two buttons available on the top of the Properties tab:

• Account Security: Menu options include: Check Password, Change Password, Set Password, Check SSH Key, Change SSH Key, and Set SSH Key. For more information, see Checking, changing, or setting an account password and Checking, changing, or setting an SSH key.
• Enable-Disable: Select one of the following:

  Select Enable to have Safeguard for Privileged Passwords manage a disabled asset. Account Discovery jobs find all accounts that match the discovery rule's criteria regardless of whether it has been marked Enabled or Disabled in the past.

  Select Disable to prevent Safeguard for Privileged Passwords from managing the selected asset. When you disable an asset, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords disables it and removes all associated accounts. If you choose to manage the asset later, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords re-enables all the associated accounts.

The following fields display on the secondary tabs on the Properties tab based on the type of asset (for example, Windows, Linux, LDAP, or Active Directory). Clicking the Edit button on one of the secondary tabs allows you to edit the account.

Table 18: Accounts Properties tab: General properties

Property	Description
Name	The name of the selected account.
Description	Description of the selected account.
Asset	The display name of the managed system associated with this account. Accounts are only associated with one asset.

Table 19: Accounts Properties tab: Management properties

Property	Description
Access Requests	Indicates which type(s) of access requests are enabled for this account.
Password Profile	The name of the password profile that governs the accounts assigned to a partition.
SSH Key Profile	The name of the SSH key profile.

 

Tags: Tag assignments for the selected account.

The information displayed in the Tags pane includes both the dynamic tags added through tagging rules and static tags that were added manually. In addition to viewing tag assignments, Asset Administrators can add and remove statically assigned tags.

Delete: Click this button to delete the selected account.

The Owners tab displays information about the owners associated with the account (and its associated assets). For more information on altering the owners assigned via tags, see Modifying an asset or asset account tag.

To access Owners:

• desktop client: Navigate to Administrative Tools | Accounts | Owners.
• web client: Navigate to Asset Management | Accounts | (Edit) | Owners.

The Owners tab has three views: Account Owners, Asset Owners, and Partition Owners.

Use the following buttons on the details toolbar to manage the objects owned by the selected account.

Asset Administrators and Auditors can also generate reports showing more detailed information on the ownership of specific objects (including effective ownership). For more information, see Running an ownership report.