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Secrets Vault Details

Secret Vaults store any manually-managed resource, username, or password combination. This page describes how to add credentials and files to a vault.

For information on allowing users access to the credentials and files in the vault, see Access Policy and create an Access Policy that is Credential based. Then see Credential-based Access Policy

Secret Vault Details Page

The details page shows the following information:

  • Name — Displays the name of the resource
  • Trashcan icon — Deletes this credential. A confirmation window displays.
  • Platform — Displays the type of platform, which defines the resource
  • Description — Description of the policy

Accounts Tab​

The Accounts tab is where managed account credentials are added to the vault and has the following features:

  • Search — Searches the table or list for matches to the search string. When matches are found, the table or list is filtered to the matching results.

  • Add — Opens the Add a Managed Account window. Add the resource name, username, secret, and comments (optional).

    Add managed account

  • Edit — Opens the Edit a Managed Account window.

  • Delete — Removes the selected item. A confirmation window appears.

  • Refresh — Reload the information displayed

The table has the following columns:

  • Checkbox — Check to select one or more items
  • Resource — Name of the resource that the account is on
  • Username — Displays the name of the account
  • Created — Date timestamp when the account was added to the secret vault

The table columns can be resized and sorted in ascending or descending order.

Files Tab​

The Files tab is where files are added to the vault and has the following features:

  • Search — Searches the table or list for matches to the search string.

  • Add — Opens the Add Encrypted File window. Drag and drop the file or click the designated area to browse. Add a comment (optional)

    Add Encrypted File window

  • Edit — Opens the Update Encrypted File window.

  • Delete — Removes the selected item. A confirmation window appears.

  • Refresh — Reload the information displayed

The table has the following columns:

  • Action — Download the file or checksum by clicking on the respective icons.
  • File type — Format of the file
  • Size — File size
  • Comment — Notes that were added to the file metadata
  • Created — Date timestamp when the account was added to the secret vault

The table columns can be resized and sorted in ascending or descending order.

Sessions Tab​

The Sessions tab has the following features:

  • Search — Searches the table or list for matches to the search string.
  • View Logs — Opens the Session Logs window to view the action log for the selected session. See the Session Logs Window topic for additional information.
  • Refresh — Reload the information displayed

The table has the following columns:

  • Requested — Date and time of when the session was created
  • Requested By — User who requested the session. Click the link to view additional details. See the User, Group, & Application Details Page topic for additional information.
  • Login Account — Displays the account used to log onto the resource
  • Activity — Displays the name of the activity. Click the link to view additional details. See the Activities Page topic for additional information.
  • Start — Indicates when the activity started. This refers to when the activity’s actions were executed and not when the user was logged on to the resource.
  • End — Indicates when the session is scheduled to end the activity, which is determined by the start time plus the maximum session duration set by the access policy Connection Profile
  • Status — Shows status information for the session:
    • Waiting for Approval — The session requires approval to begin. See the Approvals Dashboard topic for additional information.
    • Approval Denied — Requested session was denied
    • Approval Failed — Approval request has encountered an error
    • Pending — Session scheduled start time is still in the future, session is waiting to start. See the Scheduled Dashboard topic for additional information.
    • Available — The activity session is ready. Click the icon to begin the session, or log in through a client. See the Start Activity Session topic for additional information.
    • Completed — Activity either reached the end of its scheduled end time or was canceled early by the requestor
    • Canceled — The session is either expired or was canceled manually by the user or a Privilege Secure administrator.
    • Failed — Pre-Session stage of the Activity has encountered an error
    • Locked — An Privilege Secure administrator has locked the session. See the Lock Session topic for additional information.

The table columns can be resized and sorted in ascending or descending order.

History Tab​

The History tab has the following features:

  • Search — Searches the table or list for matches to the search string. When matches are found, the table or list is filtered to the matching results.
  • View Logs — Opens the Session Logs window to view the action log for the selected session. See the Session Logs Window topic for additional information.
  • Refresh — Reload the information displayed

The table has the following columns:

  • Status — Shows status information for the session:
    • Information — Session was successful and row contains details
    • Error — Session had an error and row contains details
  • Time — Date timestamp for when the event occurred
  • User — User who requested the session. Click the link to view additional details. See the User, Group, & Application Details Page topic for additional information.
  • Access Policy — Displays the name of the policy
  • Event Message — Description of the event
  • Session ID — Unique identifier for the session

The table columns can be resized and sorted in ascending or descending order.