4.4 Managing Secrets

You can manage secrets through iManager. You can perform the following maintenance tasks:

4.4.1 Adding a Secret

  1. From the Roles and Tasks view, click SecretStore > SecretStore.

  2. Browse for and select the desired User name.

  3. Click OK.

  4. In the Number of secrets row, click View in the Action column.

    The Secrets page is opened.

  5. Click New.

  6. Select the type of secret you want to create: Raw secret, shared secret - SS_App, or Shared secret - SS_Cred.

  7. Click OK.

  8. Fill in at least the required fields, then click OK.

4.4.2 Editing a Secret

  1. From the Roles and Tasks view, click SecretStore > SecretStore.

  2. Browse for and select the desired User name.

  3. Click OK.

  4. In the Number of secrets row, click View in the Action column.

    The Secrets page is opened.

  5. In the Identifier column, click the name of the secret.

  6. Click Edit.

  7. Enter the master password in the Password field, then click OK.

4.4.3 Removing a Secret

  1. From the Roles and Tasks view, click SecretStore > SecretStore.

  2. Browse for and select the desired User name.

  3. Click OK.

  4. In the Number of secrets row, click View in the Action column.

    The Secrets page is opened.

  5. Select the secret you want to remove, then click Delete.

4.4.4 Unlocking a SecretStore

  1. From the Roles and Tasks view, click SecretStore > Unlock SecretStore.

  2. Browse for and select the desired User name.

  3. Click OK.

  4. The SecretStore is unlocked. Click OK.

    To unlock another SecretStore, click Repeat Task.

4.4.5 Viewing a Secret

  1. From the Roles and Tasks view, click SecretStore > SecretStore.

  2. Browse for and select the desired User name.

  3. Click OK.

  4. In the Number of secrets row, click View in the Action column.

  5. In the Identifier column, click the name of the secret.

4.4.6 Viewing a Secret's Status

You can find out the following information about the status of a secret:

  • Whether the secret is locked

  • Whether the secret has enhanced protection

  • When the secret was created

  • When the secret was last accessed

  • When the secret was last modified

To view a secret's status:

  1. From the Roles and Tasks view, click SecretStore > SecretStore.

  2. Browse for and select the desired User name.

  3. Click OK.

  4. In the Number of secrets row, click View in the Action column.

  5. In the Identifier column, click the name of the secret.