Credential Store
Use Credential Store to save sensitive information in encrypted form.
Using Credential Store
Credential Store is ideal for saving login information (such as usernames and passwords) so that console modules that need to authenticate console users to backend systems can retrieve those credentials without prompting the user. Each key containing sensitive information can be identified by an application using the credential key name. Before using this module, consult the application documentation or service representative to determine the semantics required for the key.
Field descriptions
- New
- Opens a new panel which displays fields used to create the new
credential information. The information provided depends on the application
or system that will be using this information.
For example, to authenticate to a remote machine named ServerA, you could set the key name to ServerA, set the credential name to the login username, and set the credential value to the login password. Then a console module can retrieve the username and password using the String ServerA and log the user in without presenting a login prompt.
- Key Name
- Required. Enter the name of the key used to represent the credentials to be stored. Typically this name is used by a widget to retrieve credentials for the user.
- Credential Name
- Required. Enter a name for the credential.
- Credential Value
- Required. Enter a value that is stored in encrypted form.
- Description
- Optional. You can use this field to provide further information of this key.
- Delete
- Deletes any keys that are selected.
- Select all
- Selects all of the keys displayed for removal. A maximum of 10 keys can be displayed and selected at a time.
- Deselect all
- Deselects all of the keys displayed.
- Select
- Selects keys to be deleted.
- Key name
- Displays the name of each key that you have stored. This is rendered as a link so that you can edit a key directly by clicking on the name.
- Description
- Displays the description of each key.