Password Profiles
A Password Profile is characterized by a domain name, user name, and password. When configuring an eG test that takes access credentials as parameters, administrators no longer need to manually configure the credentials; instead, they only need to select the Password Profile that contains the credentials to be passed to the test. This means that if a password changes/expires subsequently, it would suffice to change the corresponding Password Profile alone. All eG tests configured with that Password Profile will automatically assume the new password. This way, Password Profiles serve as the central point of control of passwords across the monitored infrastructure.
Using the PASSWORD PROFILES page, you can create a new Password Profile or modify an existing Password Profile. This page appears when you click the Password Profiles option under the Miscellaneous tile of the Admin menu.
The PASSWORD PROFILES page lists one/more password profiles, if pre-exist. To add a new profile, click the Add Password Profile button. This will invoke the PASSWORD PROFILE window.
In the PASSWORD PROFILE window, provide a unique name for the password profile in the Profile name. Optionally, you can provide a domain name in the Domain text box. Then, specify the user name and password in the User and Password text boxes. Confirm the password by retyping it in the Confirm Password text box.
A single profile can include more than one set of credentials. Such profiles are ideal for tests that typically support multiple user accounts. To add one more set of credentials to a profile, click the Add More button in the window. This will bring up another row of specifications, where you can provide another set of credentials for the same profile.
To remove a set of credentials from the profile, simply click the
button. To remove all specifications, click the Clear button. Finally, click the Update button in the window to save the profile. Then, the profile that is created newly will be listed in the PASSWORD PROFILES page.
To modify a password profile, do the following:
Click on the
icon corresponding to the profile to be modified. Doing so will open the PASSWORD PROFILE window, where the details of the selected profile will be displayed.
You can change all the specifications of a profile, except the Profile name. You can even add more sets of user credentials to a profile by clicking the Add More button, or remove any of the existing specifications by clicking the
icon. Click the Update button once you make all the changes you need to regidter the changes.
Note:
If a profile you change is already used by one/more tests, then the corresponding test configurations will be automatically updated with the changes you make. For instance, if you change the password of a user within a profile, then all tests that use that profile will automatically be updated with the password change.
- To delete a password profile, click on the icon corresponding to the profile to be deleted. Note that you can only delete those profiles that are not associated with any eG test. Therefore, the icon will be enabled for only those profiles that are yet to be mapped to a test. For all the other tests, this icon will be disabled.
Doing so will open a message box that will prompt you to confirm the deletion of the chosen profile. Click the Yes button to delete the chosen profile.