Exercise 2: Accessing the Password Archive
Password Archive allows you to access a previous password for an account for a specific date.
NOTE: The Password Archive dialog only displays previously assigned passwords for the selected asset based on the date specified. This dialog does not display the current password for the asset.
To access an account's previous password
- In Accounts, select the account you have been working with.
- Click Password Archive from the toolbar.
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In the Password Archive dialog, select today's (or a previous) date.
TIP: If no entries are returned, this indicates that the asset is still using the current password.
- In the View column, click
to display the password for the specified date.
- Either Copy the password, or click OK to close the dialog.
- Close Password Archive to return to Accounts.
Stay logged in as the AssetAdmin for the next exercise.
Exercise 3: Viewing the Check and Change log
Each account has a Check and Change Log tab that allows you to view an account's password validation and reset history.
To view an account's change history
- In Accounts, select the account you have been working with.
- Select the Check and Change Log tab to view the password change history.
- Explore the results. Sort the items by Status or Time.
Stay logged in as the AssetAdmin for the next exercise.
Exercise 4: Viewing the History tab
Each of the Administrative Tools views has a History tab that allows you to view or export the details of each operation that has affected a selected item.
To view the transaction history of an account
- In Assets, select a managed system.
- Select the History tab to view the transaction history.
- Poke around and notice that each of the Administrative Tools (Account, Assets, Partitions, Users, and so on.) has a History tab.
- Log out.
Exercise 5: Using the Activity Center
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Activity Center is the place to go for troubleshooting issues. The appliance records all activities performed within Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. Any administrator has access to the audit log information; however, your administrator permission set determines what audit data you can access.
To run an activity report
- Log in as the Auditor.
Note: The Auditor has read-only access to all features.
- From the Home page, navigate to the Activity Center.
- Use the default query settings: I would like to see all activity occurring within the last 24 hours.
- Click Run.
- Explore the results.
- Double-click an event to see more details then double-click to close the details.
To filter the content
- Open the User filter list and select AssetAdmin.
- Sort the records so the latest time is listed first.
- Double-click a password event to view the details of the event.
Stay logged in as the Auditor for the next exercise.
