Managing Credentials
Credential manager provides a secure storage location for user names and passwords. Your installed management solutions define the types of credentials that the credential manager stores.
Access to credentials is controlled with the built-in role-based security of the Symantec Management Platform.
Management solutions typically create credentials when they are needed to perform a task. To define a credential manually, you need to know the credential type that is used and the information that is required for that credential type.
When a credential is created, only the creator is granted access. Editing a credential lets you update the password and lets you grant access to additional users and groups.
You can also delete the credential. Before you delete a credential, make sure that it is not required as part of an active management task.
- In the Symantec Management Console, on theSettingsmenu, clickAll Settings.
- In the left pane, clickMonitoring and Alerting > Credential Settings > Credentials Management.
- In the right pane, do one of the following:To create a credential
- lickAdd Credentials.
- In theAdd Credentialdialog box, select a credential type and then provide the required values.
- ClickOK.
To edit a credential- Select a credential and then clickEdit.
- In theEdit Credentialdialog box, update the credential, and then clickOK.