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One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Passwords 2.11 - Administration Guide

Introduction System requirements Using the virtual appliance and web management console Using the cloud Setting up Safeguard for Privileged Passwords for the first time Search box Using the web client Installing the desktop client Using the desktop client Privileged access requests Toolbox Accounts Account Groups Assets Asset Groups Discovery Entitlements Partitions Settings
Access Request settings Appliance settings Asset Management settings Backup and Retention settings Certificate settings Cluster settings External Integration settings Messaging settings Profile settings Safeguard Access settings Sessions 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 Appendix E: Historical changes by release Glossary

Creating a partition profile

It is the responsibility of the Asset Administrator or the partition's delegated administrator to add profiles to partitions.

To add a profile to a partition

  1. Navigate to Administrative Tools | Partitions.
  2. In Partitions, select a partition from the object list and open the Profiles tab.
  3. Click Create Profile from the details toolbar.

  4. On the General tab, supply the following information:

    1. Name: Enter a unique name for the profile.

      Limit: 50 characters

    2. Description: Enter information about this profile.

      Limit: 255 characters

  5. On the Check Password tab, select a previously defined check password setting from the drop-down menu. Check password settings are the rules Safeguard for Privileged Passwords uses to verify account passwords. Expand the Description to see information, if available, about the selected check password setting.

    • Click Edit to modify the selected check password setting.

    • Click Add to create a new check password setting.

    Selecting either of these icons displays the Check Password Settings dialog, allowing you to specify the appropriate check password settings. For more information, see Adding check password settings.

  6. On the Change Password tab, select a previously defined change password setting from the drop-down menu. Change password settings are the rules Safeguard for Privileged Passwords uses to reset account passwords. Expand the Description to see information, if available, about the selected change password setting.

    • Click Edit to modify the selected change password setting.

    • Click Add to create a new change password setting.

    Selecting either of these icons displays the Change Password Settings dialog, allowing you to specify the appropriate change password settings. For more information, see Adding change password settings.

  7. On the Account Password Rules tab, select a previously defined account password rule. An account password rule is a complexity rule that governs the construction of the new password created by Safeguard for Privileged Passwords during an automatic password change. Expand the Description to see information, if available, about the selected account password rule.

    • Click Edit to modify the selected account password rule.

    • Click Add to create a new account password rule.

    For more information, see Adding an account password rule.

  8. Click OK to save your selections and create the partition profile.

When creating a new partition profile, the Password Sync Groups tab is not displayed. This tab is displayed while editing a partition profile. For more information, see Modifying a partition profile. You can use the Password Sync Groups tab to add or update a password sync group governed by the partition profile change schedule. For more information, see Password sync groups.

Related Topics

Assigning assets or accounts to a partition profile

Setting a default partition profile

Assigning a profile to an asset

Account Password Rules

Modifying a parition profile

Any modifications that you make to a profile affects all the assets and accounts governed by that profile.

To modify a partition profile

  1. Navigate to Administrative Tools | Partitions.
  2. In Partitions, select a partition from the object list and open the Profiles tab.
  3. Select a profile then perform one of the following.
    • To modify the settings or rules, either double-click the profile or click the  Edit Profile icon.
    • To add assets to the profile, click the  Details icon and switch to the Assets tab of the details window.

    • To add accounts to the profile, click the  Details icon and switch to the Accounts tab of the details window.

    • To add password sync groups, click the  Details icon and switch to the Password Sync Groups tab of the details window.

      On the Password Sync Groups tab, add or update a password sync group governed by the partition profile change schedule. For more information, see Password sync groups.

      • Click Add to create a new password sync group associated with the partition profile and assign accounts. The Password Sync Group dialog displays. For more information, see Adding a password sync group.
      • Click Delete Selected to remove the selected password sync group.
      • Click Refresh to refresh the selected password sync group.
      • Click Edit to modify the selected sync group and account assignments. The Password Sync Group dialog displays. For more information, see Modifying a password sync group.

      • Click Change Sync Group Password to reset the selected sync group password. When selected, accounts in the sync group re-sync with the new sync group password.

Related Topics

Assigning assets or accounts to a partition profile

Creating a partition profile

Setting a default partition

Each Asset Administrator can set a unique default partition and partition profile so that all new assets that administrator adds are automatically assigned to the default partition and default partition profile. For more information, see Setting a default partition profile.

To set the default partition

  1. Navigate to Administrative Tools | Partitions.
  2. In Partitions, right-click (or press and hold) a partition and choose Set as Default from the context menu.

    -OR-

  3. Select a partition and click Set as Default from the toolbar.

Setting a default partition profile

When you create a new partition, Safeguard for Privileged Passwords creates a corresponding default profile with default schedules and rules. Each Asset Administrator can set a unique default partition and partition profile. Once you set a default profile, all new assets and accounts you add are automatically assigned to that profile.

Safeguard for Privileged Passwords sets the default schedules to "Never" verify or reset passwords. To change the settings, see Modifying a partition profile.

When you associate an asset to a partition, all the accounts associated with that asset, are also added to the scope of that partition. For more information, see About partition profiles.

To set another profile as the default

  1. Navigate to Administrative Tools | Partitions.
  2. In Partitions, select a partition from the object list and open the Profiles tab.
  3. Select a profile that is not the current default and click  Set as Default from the details toolbar or context menu.
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