To streamline the management of username and password credentials used in Inventory, Distribution, and Scripting, add those credentials to the Credentials Management page. User/Password credentials can be created for Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems as well as VMware ESXi hosts and vCenter Servers.
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You have administrator privileges in the Administrator Console. |
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Log in to the KACE SMA Administrator Console, https://KACE_SMA_hostname/admin. Or, if the Show organization menu in admin header option is enabled in the appliance General Settings, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information. |
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NOTE: You can also access this form from pages that use credentials, such as the Discovery Schedule Detail page. Credentials added on these pages are automatically added to the Credentials Management list. |
A unique name for the credential. This name appears on the Credentials Management list and in the credential selection drop-down lists in component sections, such as Scripting. This name is used for identification in Administrator Console, and it is not part of the actual credential on the target device. | |||
The classification of the credential. Select User/Password to specify credentials that have usernames and passwords. | |||
The username required for the credential. | |||
Show the characters in the Password field on the Add Credential form. This option is available only when you are adding credentials. If you are editing existing credentials, the password characters cannot be displayed. | |||
The device types on which the credential can be used. | |||
Any additional information you want to provide about the credential. |
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To streamline the management of Google OAuth credentials used in Inventory, Distribution, and Scripting, add those credentials to the Credentials Management page.
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You have administrator privileges in the Administrator Console. |
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Log in to the KACE SMA Administrator Console, https://KACE_SMA_hostname/admin. Or, if the Show organization menu in admin header option is enabled in the appliance General Settings, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information. |
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A unique name for the credential. This name appears on the Credentials Management list and in the credential selection drop-down lists in component sections, such as Scripting. This name is used for identification in Administrator Console, and it is not part of the actual credential. | |||||||
The classification of the credential. Select Google OAuth to specify credentials for Chrome devices. | |||||||
Show the characters in the Client Secret field on the Add Credential form. This option is available only when you are adding credentials. If you are editing existing credentials, the characters in the Client Secret field cannot be displayed. | |||||||
The approval code for access. To obtain this code, provide your Client ID and Client Secret, then click Generate a new code. | |||||||
A link to the code-generator. To generate a new code:
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Any additional information you want to provide about the credential. |
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To streamline the management of SNMP credentials used in Inventory, Distribution, and Scripting, add those credentials to the Credentials Management page.
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You have administrator privileges in the Administrator Console |
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Log in to the KACE SMA Administrator Console, https://KACE_SMA_hostname/admin. Or, if the Show organization menu in admin header option is enabled in the appliance General Settings, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information. |
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A unique name for the credential. This name appears on the Credentials Management list and in the credential selection drop-down lists in component sections, such as Scripting. This name is used for identification in Administrator Console, and it is not part of the actual credential. | |
The classification of the credential. Select SNMP to specify SNMP credentials. |
SNMP credentials that do not use authentication or encryption. | |
For SNMP v1 or v2c, the community string to query. The default is Public. The Public String is required for SNMP v1 or v2c. | |
Any additional information you want to provide about the credential. |
SNMP credentials that require authentication and encryption algorithms to increase security. | |||||||
For SNMP v3, the level of security. Security levels include:
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For SNMP v3, the password used to authenticate communications when authPriv or authNoPriv security levels are selected. This password is associated with the USM user and must be set up on target devices. | |||||||
For SNMP v3, the protocol used for communications. Protocols include:
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For SNMP v3, the password used to authenticate communications when the authPriv security level is selected. This password is associated with the USM user and must be set up on target devices. | |||||||
For SNMP v3, the protocol used for the privacy password. Protocols include:
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Any additional information you want to provide about the credential. |
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You can view credential usage on the Credentials Management page.
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You have administrator privileges in the Administrator Console. |
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Log in to the KACE SMA Administrator Console, https://KACE_SMA_hostname/admin. Or, if the Show organization menu in admin header option is enabled in the appliance General Settings, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information. |
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