Creating a Credential Management Account

A credential management account allows you to access stored credential information for vCenter, VCF, NSX, and ESXi hosts from either the HyTrust Secret Vault or CyberArk.

1. From the Home tab, select System > System Settings.

2. On the System Settings page, select Settings > Credential Management.

3. Click the Add button.

   Note: If there are no service accounts in your system, you can also click the Add an Account Now link on the Manage Credentials page.

4. In the Add Account window in the About tab, enter the following: 

   Field	Value
   Name	Enter the name for the account.
   Description	Enter the optional description for the account.
   Type	Select the type of account. This can be one of the following:  Entrust Secrets Vault CyberArk Privileged Access Manager

5. Click Continue.

6. On the Details tab, complete the following: 

   For Secrets Vault: 

   Field	Value
   Base URL	Enter the base URL for the Secrets Vault.
   Endpoint	Enter the endpoint for the secrets vault.
   Username	Enter the username for the account.
   Password	Enter the password for the account.

   Note: These values can be found in the KeyControl webGUI where you created the Secrets Vault.

   For CyberArk: 

   Field	Value
   Base URL	Enter the base URL for CyberArk.
   Username	Enter the username for the account.
   Password	Enter the password for the account.

7. Click Add.

8. On the Certificate Details window, click Approve.