Best practice to manage users credentials
Hi,
I would like to start the evaluation trial but I need to figure out which practice should adopt using RDM.
I need to configure a MSSQL datasource with different roles. The entries in the datasource are the same for all the users, but ofc the username and password differs from user to user.
I am the SA of MSSQL, is iit possible to manage and preconfigure all of this?
So I precreate the user with the access to server1 with his credential, user2 same server1 but differents credentials and when I will install RDM on their workstations they login only with the db credentials and get all the entries of the datasource with their credential.
Maybe the credentials of the entries should be left blank and the user saves the password on the credentials vault of windows? Or in RDM every users has his personal vault with their password?
I hope you understand what I am trying to say.
Show me the way;)
thanks
All Comments (4)
Hello,
If you only need one credential per user, we recommend using the "My personal credentials" - https://help.remotedesktopmanager.com/file_templates_mypersonalcredentials.html. It mentions the credentials are saved locally, but in the case of a shared data source they will be saved, by default, to the database.
This way, everyone will configure the credential once, and then you can reference that in the entries, or at the folder/vault level and set the credentials in the entries to inherited.
Alternatively, or if you have multiple credentials per user, you can use the "Find by name (User Vault)" and put a name. Every user will need to create a credential entry in their user vault with that specific name, and then the credentials will match automatically. If an entry with the nae cannot be found, it will prompt the user to select a different entry.
Best regards,
Richard Boisvert
Thanks!
I don't understand if I can preconfiguring all of this for every user...can I?
Hello,
You will need to log in as the users in RDM to preconfigure the credentials for them. Even as an admin, you do not have access to the user vaults or their user-specific settings.
Best regards,
Richard Boisvert
many thanks Richard!