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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

Owners tab (partitions)

The Owners tab displays information about the directly managed objects associated with the partition.

To access Owners:

  • desktop client: Navigate to Administrative Tools | Partitions | Owners.
  • web client: Navigate to Asset Management | Partitions | (Edit) | Owners.
Table 142: Partitions: Owners tab properties
Property Description
Type

The type of object.

Name

The name of the user or user groups.

Provider

The name of the authentication provider.

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

Table 143: Partitions: Owners toolbar
Option Description

Add User/User Groups

Add one or more users or user groups to the selected partition. For more information, see Adding users or user groups to a partition.

Remove Selected

Remove the selected object from being managed by the selected partition.

Refresh

Update the list of managed objects.

( desktop client only) Details

View additional details about the managed object.

Search

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

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.

Password Profiles tab (partitions)

The Password Profiles tab lists the password profiles associated with this partition. for more information, see About profiles. You can create a password profile then add assets and accounts to the password profile. For more information, see Assigning assets or accounts to a password profile and SSH key profile.

Click  Create Password Profile/New Profile from the details toolbar to add a password profile to the selected partition. For more information, see Creating a password profile.

To access Password Profile:

  • desktop client: Navigate to Administrative Tools | Partitions | Password Profile.
  • web client: Navigate to Asset Management | Partitions | (Edit) | Password Profile.
Table 144: Partitions: Password Profiles tab properties
Property Description
Name

Password management password profile name.

Default "Default" displays in this column for the default password profile. For more information, see Setting a default profile.

Check Password

The check password setting used to verify account passwords. For more information, see Check Password.

Change Password

The change password setting used to to verify account passwords. For more information, see Change Password.

Password Rule

The account password rule that governs the construction of

the new password created by Safeguard for Privileged Passwords during automatic password change. For more information, see Account Password Rules.

Description Information about the selected password profile.

Use these buttons on the details toolbar to manage the partition's password profiles.

Table 145: Partitions: Password Profiles tab toolbar
Option Description

Create Profile/New Profile

Add a password profile to the selected partition. For more information, see Creating a password profile.

Deleted Selected/Delete

Remove the selected password profile.

If you delete a password profile, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords reassigns all assets and accounts to the default password profile.

Refresh

 Update the list of password profiles.

Edit Password Profile/Edit

Modify the selected password profile.

Set as Default

Set the selected password profile as the default password profile. For more information, see Setting a default profile.

( desktop client only) Details

 View additional details about the selected password profile. You can select the Assets, Accounts, or Password Sync Groups tab then click Add to make additions to the password profile.

Search

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

SSH Key Profiles tab (partitions)

Each managed account can have a single SSH identity key. An SSH key can be requested and configured for A2A (account level scoping) and used for sessions.

The SSH Key Profiles tab lists the SSH key profiles associated with the selected partition. For more information, see About profiles.

To access SSH Key Profiles:

  • desktop client: Navigate to Administrative Tools | Partitions | SSH Key Profiles.
  • web client: Navigate to Asset Management | Partitions | (Edit) | SSH Key Profiles.
Table 146: Partitions: SSH Key Profiles tab properties
Property Description
Name

SSH key profile name.

Default Default displays in this column to identify the default profile. For more information, see Setting a default profile.

Check SSH Key

The Check SSH Key setting used to verify SSH keys. For more information, see Check SSH Key settings.

Change SSH Key

The Change SSH Key setting used to verify SSH keys. For more information, see Change SSH Key settings.

Discover SSH Key

The SSH Key Discovery job used to discover the SSH keys. For more information, see Discover SSH Key settings.

Description Information about the selected SSH key profile.

Use these buttons on the details toolbar to manage your partitions profiles.

Table 147: Partitions: SSH Key Profiles tab toolbar
Option Description

Create SSH Key Profile/New Profile

Add an SSH key profile to the selected partition. For more information, see Creating an SSH key profile.

Deleted Selected/Delete

Remove the selected SSH key profile.

If you delete an SSH key profile, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords reassigns all assets and accounts to the default profile. If no default profile is set, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords will remove the assets and accounts along with the profile.

Refresh
Update the list of SSH key profiles.

Edit SSH Key Profile/Edit

Modify the selected SSH key profile.

Set as Default

(Optional) Set the selected profile as the default profile. Once a default profile has been selected, there will always be a default profile (which profile is the default can be changed at any time, but a default profile will always be needed for the partition). The only way to stop requiring a default profile be selected is to remove all SSH profiles from the partition. For more information, see Setting a default profile.

( desktop client only) Details
View additional details about the selected SSH key profile, including the associated assets, accounts, and SSH key sync groups. This is where you can select the Assets, Accounts, or SSH Key Synch Groups tab then click Add to make additions to the SSH key profile.

Search

Locate a specific SSH key profile or set of profiles in this list by entering the character string to be used to search for a match. For more information, see Search box.

History tab (partitions)

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

To access History:

  • desktop client: Navigate to Administrative Tools | Partitions | 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 Asset Management | Partitions | (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 148: Partitions: 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 partition.
Event

The type of operation made to the selected partition:

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

NOTE: A membership operation indicates a "relationship" change with a related or parent object such as a delegated administrator was added or removed from the selected partition.

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 partition 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 149: 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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