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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

General/Properties tab (account group)

The General/Properties tab lists information about the selected Account Group.

To access General/Properties:

  • desktop client: Navigate to Administrative Tools | Account Groups | General.
  • web client: Navigate to Security Policy Management | Account Groups | (Edit) | Properties.
Table 33: Account Groups General/Properties tab: General properties
Property Description

Name

The selected account group's name

Description

Information about the selected account group

Account Rules

For dynamic account groups, a summary of the asset account rules defined

Accounts tab (account group)

The Accounts tab displays the accounts associated with the selected account group.

To access Accounts:

  • desktop client: Navigate to Administrative Tools | Account Groups | Accounts.
  • web client: Navigate to Security Policy Management | Account Groups | (Edit) | Accounts.
Table 34: Account Groups: Accounts tab properties
Property Description

Name

Name of the account belonging to the selected account group.

Parent

The asset to which the account belongs.

desktop client: Domain

web client: Domain Name

For directory accounts, the name of the domain the account is associated with.

desktop client: Ignored

web client: Disabled

A check in this column indicates that the account is not managed.

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 this account.

Session Request

A check in this column indicates that session access requests are enabled for this account.

SSH Key Request

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

Password

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

SSH Key

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

Description

Information about the account.

Use these buttons on the details toolbar.

Table 35: Account Groups: Access Request Policies tab toolbar
Option Description
Add Account

To add one or more accounts to the account group you selected.

Remove Selected/Remove

Remove the selected account.

Refresh Update the list of accounts.
Search

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

Access Request Policies tab (account group)

The Access Request Policies tab displays the entitlements and policies. These may include policies for password and SSH key release and session request policies that are associated with the selected account group.

To access Access Request Policies:

  • desktop client: Navigate to Administrative Tools | Account Groups | Access Request Policies.
  • web client: Navigate to Security Policy Management | Account Groups | (Edit) | Access Request Policies.
Table 36: Account Groups: Access Request Policies tab properties
Property Description

Entitlement

The name of the access request policy's entitlement.

Access Request Policy

The name of the policy that governs the accounts in the selected account group.

# Account Groups

The number of unique account groups in the access request policy.

# Accounts

The number of unique accounts in the account groups that are associated with the access request policy.

Use these buttons on the details toolbar to manage your access request policies associated with the selected account group.

Table 37: Account Groups: Access Request Policies tab toolbar
Option Description
Add to Policy/Add

Add the selected account group to the scope of one or more access request policy. Clicking this button displays the Access Policies dialog, allowing you to select a policy.

Remove Selected/Remove

Remove the selected account group from the scope of the selected access policy.

Refresh Update the list of access request policies.
( desktop client only) Details

View and edit details about the selected access request policy. For more information, see Creating an access request policy.

Search

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

History tab (account group)

The History tab allows you to view or export the details of each operation that has affected the selected account group.

To access History:

  • desktop client: Navigate to Administrative Tools | Account Groups | History.

    The top of the History tab contains the following information:

    • Items: Total number of entries in the history log.
    • Refresh: Update the list displayed.
    • Export: Export the data to a .csv file.

    • Search: For more information, see Search box.

    • Time Frame: By default, the history details are displayed for the last 24 hours. Click one of the time intervals at the top of the grid to display history details for a different time frame. If the display does not refresh after selecting a different time interval, click Refresh.

  • web client: Navigate to Security Policy Management | Account Groups | (Edit) | History.

    The top of the History tab contains the following information:

    • Date Range: By default, the history details are displayed for the last 24 hours. From the drop-down, select one of the time intervals to display history details for that time frame.

    • Refresh: Update the list displayed.

    • Search: For more information, see Search box.

Table 38: Account Groups: History tab properties
Property Description

Date/Time

 The date and time of the event.

User

 The display name of the user that triggered the event.

Source IP

 The network DNS name or IP address of the managed system that triggered the event.

Object Name

 The name of the selected account group.

Event

The type of operation made to the selected account group:

  • Create
  • Delete
  • Update
  • Add Membership
  • Remove Membership

NOTE: A membership operation indicates a relationship change with a related or parent object such as the selected account group was added or removed from the membership of a policy, or an account was added or removed from the membership of the selected account group.

Related Object

The name of the related object.

Related Object Type

The type of the related object.

Parent

The name of the object to which the selected account group is a child.

Parent Object Type

The parent object type.

desktop client only:

For some types of events, you can select an event to display this additional information (for example, create and update events).

Table 39: Additional History tab properties
Property Description
Property The property that was updated.
Old Value The value of the property before it was updated.
New Value The new value of the property.
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