Adding an asset group
It is the responsibility of the Security Policy Administrator to add asset groups to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords.
Use the Asset Groups view to add new asset groups to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords.
Only the assets that support session management can be added to asset groups and dynamic asset groups. Assets that do not support session management include but may not be limited to Directory assets. When you create the asset, the Management tab has an Enable Session Request check box if sessions is supported. For more information, see Supported platforms. This section lists SPP and SPS support by platform.
To add an asset group
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Navigate to Security Policy Management > Asset Groups.
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Click 
Add.
- Click Asset Group from the drop-down.
- In the New Asset Group dialog, enter the following information:
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Name: Enter a unique name for the asset group.
Limit: 50 characters
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Description: (Optional) Enter descriptive text about this asset group.
Limit: 255 characters
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Click OK.
Adding a dynamic asset group
It is the responsibility of the Security Policy Administrator to add asset groups to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords.
Only the assets that support session management can be added to asset groups and dynamic asset groups. Assets that do not support session management include but may not be limited to Directory assets. When you create the asset, the Management tab has an Enable Session Request check box if sessions is supported. For more information, see Supported platforms. This section lists SPP and SPS support by platform.
To add a dynamic asset group
- Navigate to Security Policy Management > Asset Groups.
- From Asset Groups, click Add > Add Asset Dynamic Group from the toolbar.
- In the New Asset Group dialog, provide information in each of the tabs.
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General tab (add dynamic asset group)
On the General tab of the New Asset Group dialog, supply general information about the dynamic asset group.
Table 192: Dynamic Asset Group: General tab
| Name |
Enter a unique name for the dynamic asset group.
Limit: 50 characters |
| Description |
Enter information about this dynamic asset group.
Limit: 255 characters |
Asset Rules tab (add dynamic asset group)
Use the rule editor controls on the Asset Rules tab of the New Asset Group dialog to define what assets are to be included in the dynamic asset group.
Table 193: Dynamic Asset Group: Asset Rules tab
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AND | OR |
Click AND to group multiple search criteria together; where all criteria must be met in order to be included.
Click OR to group multiple search criteria together; where at least one of the criteria must be met in order to be included. |
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Attribute |
In the first query clause box, select the attribute to be searched. Valid attributes include:
- Name (default)
- Description
- Platform
- Disabled
- Tag
- Discovery Job Name
- Partition Name
- Profile
- Network Address
- Discovered Group Name (Use this selection to not specify the domain in the search. To specify the domain, select Discovered Group Distinguished Name.)
- Discovered Group Distinguished Name (Use this selection to specify the search is for the domain to which the group belongs.)
- Directory Container (If you use the operator Equal, one level is found.)
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Operator |
In the middle clause query box, select the operator to be used in the search. The operators available depend on the data type of the attribute selected.
For string attributes, the operators may include:
- Contains (Default)
- Does not contain
- Starts with
- Ends with
- Equals
- Not equal
For boolean attributes, the operators may include:
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Search string |
In the last clause query box, enter the search string or value to be used to find a match. |
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Click to the left of a search clause to add an additional clause to the search criteria.
Click  to remove the search clause from the search criteria. |
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Add Grouping
| Remove |
Click the Add Grouping button to add an additional set of conditions to be met.
A new grouping is added under the last query clause in a group and appears in a bordered pane, showing that it is subordinate to the higher level query conditions.
Click the Remove button to remove a grouping from the search criteria. |
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Preview |
Click Preview to run the query in order to review the results of the query before adding the dynamic group. |
