Configure credential settings
To add a set of credentials
You can add multiple credentials for Assets Discovery to execute. This could be useful if you need different credentials for different devices, or if you want to use different credential sets with different scan settings.
If multiple credentials are available, Assets Discovery tries one after the other until a successful connection is established. This information will be saved for the machine and the next time, this credential is used first.
To add a set of credentials, select the + button at top.
To delete a set of credentials, select the x button at top and then in the Delete Credential screen, select Yes.
To test a set of credentials
Once you have configured a set of credentials, you can test the scan without running a full execution of Assets Discovery. You must input the IP address containing the device to test the credentials against.
- Select Test.
- Enter an IP address to test the credentials against and select Test.
- If the test is successful, Connection successful is displayed.
If the connection is refused, you will see the message Cannot connect with credentials.
To configure a set of credentials
You can configure the below settings for the preferred set of credentials from the page. Each unique set of credentials is identified with a hash at top, such as 1b8da2ee-ec-15-4d99-8bdc-baadc2653df.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Scan setting | If desired, you can select a specific scan setting to run with this set of credentials. Select a specific scan setting, or select All to run these credentials against all scan settings. More about scan settings If you configure a scan setting ID, only these credentials will be used for the scan setting, all others will be ignored. |
Type | Refer to the table below. |
Login | Enter the login name of the user for this authentication. |
Password | Enter the password of the user for this authentication. |
Description | Enter a description for these credentials. |
Usage | Shows how many times these credentials have been tried and how many times they have succeeded. |
Lock | Select the lock icon at the lower-right corner of the Credentials box to lock or unlock changes to these settings. |
Configuring the type of system
- Basic credentials can be used to connect to Windows, Linux server, and vSphere ESXi-Server (on Windows).
- On Linux server, you can also use RSA private key authentication.
You can select which type of system these credentials are to be used with. Depending on which type of system you select, you may have to enter further information about passwords and protocols. Possible selections include:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
Windows | Use with (WMI*) systems. |
SSH | Use with Linux systems. |
SSH_RSA | Use with systems where an RSA key is required. The following information should be provided:
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SNMP_V1_V2 | Use with SNMP version 1 and 2 systems. These do not include a user name, just a community string. The default read-only community string for many SNMP devices is public. |
SNMP_V3 | Use with SNMP version 3 systems. A Security User, Authentication password and protocol, and Privacy password and protocol are needed.
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Application | Application credentials can be used to replace the Login and Password in an Application Pattern, such as that used for Databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc. In a pattern, you can use
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