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One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords 7.0.5 LTS - 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 Home Privileged access requests Appliance Management
Appliance Backup and Retention Certificates Cluster Enable or Disable Services External Integration Real-Time Reports Safeguard Access Appliance Management Settings
Asset Management
Account Automation Accounts Assets Partitions Discovery Profiles Tags Registered Connectors Custom platforms
Security Policy Management
Access Request Activity Account Groups Application to Application Cloud Assistant Asset Groups Entitlements Linked Accounts User Groups Security Policy Settings
User Management Reports Disaster recovery and clusters Administrator permissions Preparing systems for management Troubleshooting Frequently asked questions Appendix A: Safeguard ports Appendix B: SPP and SPS join guidance Appendix C: Regular Expressions About us

Adding SSH key change settings

It is the responsibility of the Asset Administrator or the partition's delegated administrator to configure the rules Safeguard for Privileged Passwords uses to reset SSH key passphrases.

IMPORTANT: Passphrases for accounts associated with an SSH key sync group are managed based on the profile change schedule and processed via the SSH key sync group. If synchronization fails for an individual account in the sync group, the account is retried multiple times and, if failing after that, the sync task halts and is rescheduled. The administrator must correct the cause of the failure for the sync task to continue. For more information, see SSH Key Sync Groups settings.

To add an SSH key reset schedule

  1. Navigate to Asset Management > Profiles > View SSH Key Profiles > Change SSH Key.
  2. Click  Add to open the Change SSH Key Settings dialog.
  3. Enter a Name of up to 50 characters for the rule.
  4. Enter a Description of up to 255 characters for the rule.
  5. Browse to select a partition.
  6. Enter a Comment.
  7. Select a Key Length such as 1024, 2048, 4096, or 8192 characters. Larger key sizes take longer to generate. In particular, a key size of 8192-bits may take several minutes.
  8. (Optional) Select Change SSH Keys Manually.

    For more information, see How do I manage accounts on unsupported platforms.

  9. (Optional) Suspend account when checked in: Select this option to automatically suspend managed accounts that are not in use. That is, the account on a managed asset is suspended until a request is made for it through Safeguard for Privileged Passwords, at which time Safeguard for Privileged Passwords restores the account. Once the request is checked in or closed, the account is again suspended.
  10. (Optional) Reschedule for unscheduled SSH key change: Select this option to reset the change SSH key schedule when it has been manually changed. For example: an SSH key change is scheduled to occur every 10 days, but on day 8 the SSH key is manually changed. Due to this manual reset, the schedule will restart so that the next SSH key change will occur in 10 days rather than keeping the original scheduled change (which would have been in 2 days).
  11. To change the Change SSH Key schedule, open Schedule tab. The default is Never.
  12. In the Schedule dialog, select Run Every to run the job along per the run details you enter. (If you deselect Run Every, the schedule details are lost.)

    • Configure the following.

      To specify the frequency without start and end times, select from the following controls. If you want to specify start and end times, go to the Use Time Window selection in this section.

      Enter a frequency for Run Every. Then, select a time frame:

      • Minutes: The job runs per the frequency of minutes you specify. For example, Every 30 Minutes runs the job every half hour over a 24-hour period. It is recommended you do not use the frequency of minutes except in unusual situations, such as testing.
      • Hours: The job runs per the minute setting you specify. For example, if it is 9 a.m. and you want to run the job every two hours at 15 minutes past the hour starting at 9:15 a.m., select Runs Every 2 Hours @ 15 minutes after the hour.

      • Days: The job runs on the frequency of days and the time you enter.

        For example, Every 2 Days Starting @ 11:59:00 PM runs the job every other evening just before midnight.

      • Weeks The job runs per the frequency of weeks at the time and on the days you specify.

        For example, Every 2 Weeks Starting @ 5:00:00 AM and Repeat on these days with MON, WED, FRI selected runs the job every other week at 5 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

      • Months: The job runs on the frequency of months at the time and on the day you specify.

        For example, If you select Every 2 Months Starting @ 1:00:00 AM along with First Saturday of the month, the job will run at 1 a.m. on the first Saturday of every other month.

    • Select Use Time Windows if you want to enter the Start and End time. You can click Add or Remove to control multiple time restrictions. Each time window must be at least one minute apart and not overlap.

      For example, for a job to run every ten minutes every day from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., enter these values:

      Enter Every 10 Minutes and Use Time Windows:

      • Start 10:00:00 PM and End 11:59:00 PM
      • Start 12:00:00 AM and End 2:00:00 AM

        An entry of Start 10:00:00 PM and End 2:00:00 AM will result in an error as the end time must be after the start time.

      If you have selected Days, Weeks, or Months, you will be able to select the number of times for the job to Repeat in the time window you enter.

      For a job to run two times every other day at 10:30 am between the hours of 4 a.m. and 8 p.m., enter these values:

      For days, enter Every 2 Days and set the Use Time Windows as Start 4:00:00 AM and End 8:00:00 PM and Repeat 2.

    • (UTC) Coordinated Universal Time is the default time zone. Select a new time zone, if desired.

    If the scheduler is unable to complete a task within the scheduled interval, when it finishes execution of the task, it is rescheduled for the next immediate interval.

  13. Click OK.

Discover SSH Key settings

If an SSH key is discovered for an account on an asset, it is by definition an authorized key. An authorized key is a public SSH key that has been added to the relevant file in a user's home directory on an asset so the user can employ the corresponding private key to log in.

SSH Key Discovery jobs are run to discover and manage SSH keys. For more information, see SSH Key Discovery.

Navigate to Asset Management > Profiles > View SSH Key Profiles > Discover SSH Key.

Table 162: Discover SSH Key properties
Setting Description

Name

The name of the SSH Key Discovery job

Partition

The partition in which to manage the discovered SSH key

Description

Information about the rule

Schedule

Designates when the SSH Key Discovery job runs

Use the following toolbar buttons to manage the SSH Key Discovery job.

Table 163: Discover SSH Key: Toolbar
Option Description
Add

Add an SSH Key Discovery job. For more information, see Adding SSH key discovery.

Delete

Permanently remove the selected SSH Key Discovery job.

Edit Modify the selected SSH Key Discovery job.
Refresh

Update the list of SSH Key Discovery jobs.

Search

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

Adding SSH key discovery

It is the responsibility of the Asset Administrator or the partition's delegated administrator to configure the rules that govern how Safeguard for Privileged Passwords performs SSH key discovery. For more information, see Account Discovery job workflow.

To add an SSH Key Discovery job

  1. Navigate to Asset Management > Profiles > View SSH Key Profiles > Discover SSH Key.
  2. Click  Add to open the Discover SSH Key Settings dialog.
  3. Provide the following:
    1. Name: Enter a name for the SSH Key Discovery job. Limit: 50 characters.

    2. Description: Enter descriptive text about the SSH Key Discovery job. Limit: 255 characters.

    3. Partition: Browse to select a partition.
    4. To change the Discover SSH Key schedule, open the Schedule tab. The default is Never.
    5. On the Schedule tab, choose an interval for to run the SSH Key Discovery job.

      Select Run Every to run the job along per the run details you enter. (If you deselect Run Every, the schedule details are lost.)

      • Configure the following.

        To specify the frequency without start and end times, select from the following controls. If you want to specify start and end times, go to the Use Time Window selection in this section.

        Enter a frequency for Run Every. Then, select a time frame:

        • Minutes: The job runs per the frequency of minutes you specify. For example, Every 30 Minutes runs the job every half hour over a 24-hour period. It is recommended you do not use the frequency of minutes except in unusual situations, such as testing.
        • Hours: The job runs per the minute setting you specify. For example, if it is 9 a.m. and you want to run the job every two hours at 15 minutes past the hour starting at 9:15 a.m., select Runs Every 2 Hours @ 15 minutes after the hour.

        • Days: The job runs on the frequency of days and the time you enter.

          For example, Every 2 Days Starting @ 11:59:00 PM runs the job every other evening just before midnight.

        • Weeks The job runs per the frequency of weeks at the time and on the days you specify.

          For example, Every 2 Weeks Starting @ 5:00:00 AM and Repeat on these days with MON, WED, FRI selected runs the job every other week at 5 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

        • Months: The job runs on the frequency of months at the time and on the day you specify.

          For example, If you select Every 2 Months Starting @ 1:00:00 AM along with First Saturday of the month, the job will run at 1 a.m. on the first Saturday of every other month.

      • Select Use Time Windows if you want to enter the Start and End time. You can click Add or Remove to control multiple time restrictions. Each time window must be at least one minute apart and not overlap.

        For example, for a job to run every ten minutes every day from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., enter these values:

        Enter Every 10 Minutes and Use Time Windows:

        • Start 10:00:00 PM and End 11:59:00 PM
        • Start 12:00:00 AM and End 2:00:00 AM

          An entry of Start 10:00:00 PM and End 2:00:00 AM will result in an error as the end time must be after the start time.

        If you have selected Days, Weeks, or Months, you will be able to select the number of times for the job to Repeat in the time window you enter.

        For a job to run two times every other day at 10:30 am between the hours of 4 a.m. and 8 p.m., enter these values:

        For days, enter Every 2 Days and set the Use Time Windows as Start 4:00:00 AM and End 8:00:00 PM and Repeat 2.

      • (UTC) Coordinated Universal Time is the default time zone. Select a new time zone, if desired.

      If the scheduler is unable to complete a task within the scheduled interval, when it finishes execution of the task, it is rescheduled for the next immediate interval.

  4. Click OK.

SSH Key Sync Groups settings

The Asset Administrator or a partition's delegated administrator defines the SSH key sync group for an SSH key pair. The new key is generated for the sync group and configured for each of the synced accounts on the target host. All accounts in the SSH key sync group synchronize so the same key can be used to log into all systems.

An SSH key sync group is used to control validation and reset across all associated accounts. The same SSH key is used for one or more accounts associated with the same or different assets. For example, synchronized SSH keys can be used for accounts that support clusters or systems that sync between development, test, and production.

An account can belong to only one SSH key sync group. Multiple SSH key sync groups can be added to a profile.

The profile change schedule is applied to the SSH key sync group. The SSH key sync group controls the tasks to change the SSH keys for the accounts in the sync group. If synchronization fails for an individual account in the SSH key sync group, the account is retried multiple times and, if failing after that, the sync task halts and is rescheduled. The administrator must correct the cause of the failure for the sync task to continue.

If an account is associated with a profile with a daily check schedule and also associated with an SSH key sync group, a mismatch on the daily check will trigger a task to set the SSH key to the current SSH key.

Navigate to Asset Management > Profiles > View SSH Key Profile Components > SSH Key Sync Groups.

Table 164: SSH Key Sync Groups properties
Setting Description
Enabled

If Enable is selected, the sync runs with the profile change schedule. Use the following toolbar buttons to enable or disable:

  • Enable

  • Disable

Status

The Status displays if all SSH key pairs are in sync with the SSH key sync group. The Status is if any SSH key for any account within the sync group does not synchronize.

Name

The name of the SSH key sync group

Partition

The partition that uses the rule

Profile

The profile that uses the rule

Accounts

The number of accounts to synchronize with the SSH key sync group

Next Sync Date

The date the SSH key sync group's SSH key pair will be synchronized across all accounts

Description

Information about the rule

Use the following toolbar buttons to manage SSH key sync groups.

NOTE: Changes made from the SSH Key Sync Groups pane are reflected in the SSH key sync groups in the profile. See Creating a password profile.

Table 165: SSH Key Sync Groups: Toolbar
Option Description
Add

Add an SSH key sync group. For more information, see Adding SSH key sync groups.

Delete

Permanently remove the selected SSH key sync group.

View Details Modify the selected SSH key sync group rule.

Change Sync Group SSH Keys

Change the SSH key for the selected SSH key sync group. All accounts in the SSH key sync group synchronize with the new SSH key.

Refresh

Update the list of SSH key sync groups.

Search

To locate a value 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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