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Credentials are the user ID and password under which an Agent runs tasks on the machine where the Agent resides.
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To convert a Credential type from Standard to Resolvable, Web Service, or Email, the Resolvable Credentials Permitted, Web Service Credentials Permitted, or Email Credentials Permitted Universal Controller system property, respectively, must be set to true.
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Please note the following backwards compatibility constraints with respect to List Import, Bulk Import, and the Universal Controller Start-up Properties (opswise.properties).
- Any attempt to List Import or Bulk Import XML (containing a password encrypted by a 7.2.x release) into a pre-6.4.0.0 release will result in an encrypted value that cannot be decrypted by the pre-6.4.0.0 release.
- Any encrypted passwords within the Universal Controller Start-up Properties will be re-encrypted using the new algorithm when the 7.2.x Controller initializes at start-up. Once converted, that Universal Controller Start-up Properties will no longer be compatible with a pre-6.4.0.0 release.
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In order to enable the use of Resolvable Credentials, the Resolvable Credentials Permitted Universal Controller system property must be set to true (default is false).
If the Resolvable Credentials Permitted property is set to false, the following restrictions on Resolvable Credentials apply:
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Additionally, for a Universal Template, you can create a Field of Type = Credential, which lets you select or create Resolvable Credentials. The Controller will create a variable for the Resolvable Credential Field, which you can embed in the Universal Template script using the Credentials Functions. This also lets you change Credentials when you run a Universal Task based on the Universal Template.
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Execution with credentials "credential-name", contained within the Universal Template Script, prohibited due to security constraints.Execution with credentials "credential-name", contained within the command field or parameters field, prohibited due to security constraints.Execution with credentials "credential-name", contained within the script "script-name", prohibited due to security constraints.Execution with credentials "credential-name", contained within a script, prohibited due to security constraints.- For Web Service tasks:
Execution with credentials "credential-name", contained within the "<URL Query Parameter/Form Data/Payload/Payload Script/HTTP Headers>" field, prohibited due to security constraints.
If the Resolvable Credentials Permitted Universal Controller system property is set to false, any task instance with an embedded Resolvable Credential will result in a Start Failure status with the following status description:
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Step 1 | From the Automation Center navigation pane, select Other > Credentials. The Credentials list displays a list of all currently defined Credentials. |
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Step 2 | Enter/select Details for a new Credential, using the field descriptions below as a guide. As a best practice, use an alias in the Name field, as you may have several identical user names for different systems all having different passwords.
To display more of the Details fields on the screen, you can either:
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Step 3 | Click a Save button. The Credential is added to the database, and all buttons and tabs in the Credential Details are enabled. |
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