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Safeguard for Privileged Passwords On Demand Hosted - Administration Guide

Introduction System requirements and versions Using API and PowerShell tools Using the virtual appliance and web management console Cloud deployment considerations Setting up Safeguard for Privileged Passwords for the first time Using the web client Getting started with the desktop client Using the desktop client Activity Center Search box Privileged access requests Toolbox Accounts Account Groups Assets
General/Properties tab (asset) Accounts tab (asset) Account Dependencies tab (asset) Owners tab (asset) Access Request Policies tab (asset) Asset Groups tab (asset) Discovered SSH Keys (asset) Discovered Services tab (asset) History tab (asset) Managing assets
Asset Groups Discovery Entitlements Linked Accounts Partitions Profiles Settings
Access Request settings Appliance settings Asset Management settings Tags Backup and Retention settings Certificates settings Cluster settings Enable or Disable Services settings External Integration settings Password Management settings Real-Time Reports Safeguard Access settings SSH Key Management settings Security Policy Settings
Users User Groups Disaster recovery and clusters Administrator permissions Preparing systems for management Troubleshooting Frequently asked questions Appendix A: Safeguard ports Appendix B: SPP 2.7 or later migration guidance Appendix C: SPP and SPS join guidance Appendix D: Regular Expressions About us

Setting up Application to Application

In order to use Application to Application integration with Safeguard for Privileged Passwords, you must perform the following tasks:

  1. Prepare third-party application for integration with Safeguard for Privileged Passwords.

  2. Appliance Administrator enables Application to Application service in Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. Use one of the following methods:

    • Using the desktop client, navigate to Administrative Tools | Settings | Appliance | Enable or Disable Service and click the Application to Application Enabled toggle to toggle on.

    • Using the web client, navigate to Security Policy Management | Application to Application. In the Enabled column for the service, move the toggle to the right to enable the service.

    • Use the following URL: https://appliance/service/appliance/v3/A2AService/Enable.

  3. Asset Administrator adds assets and accounts to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. For more information, see Adding an asset (desktop client) and Adding an account

  4. User Administrator adds certificate users to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. For more information, see Adding a user.

  5. Security Policy Administrator adds application registration to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords. For more information, see Adding an application registration.

  6. Get the API key and copy/paste it into the third-party application in order to make requests from the third-party application. For more information, see Making a request using the Application to Application service.

Adding an application registration

To allow a third-party application to perform one of the tasks provided by the Application to Application service, you must register the third-party application with Safeguard for Privileged Passwords.

Prerequisites
  • User Administrator adds certificate users to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords.
  • Asset Administrator adds assets and accounts to Safeguard for Privileged Passwords.

Deleting an application registration

You can delete a previously configured application registration from Safeguard for Privileged Passwords.

Regenerating an API key

If, as the Security Policy Administrator, you discover that the API key has been stolen or misplaced, you can regenerate the API key at any time. When you regenerate an API key, it invalidates the old API key and prevents any services from using that key to access the Application to Application service.

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