Configuring the Delinea Platform

If you are integrating the Delinea Platform with WebSphere Application Server, Tomcat Server, or JBoss Server, perform the following tasks:

• Create a service account in the Delinea Platform.

• Create a secret in the Delinea Platform.

Creating a Service Account in the Delinea Platform

The service account must have the Platform User role in the Delinea Platform. For more information on how to create a service account, click here.

To create a service account in the Delinea Platform:

1. Log in to the Delinea Platform with admin credentials.

2. Navigate to Access > Users.

3. Select the More dropdown list and select Add service user on the Users page.

4. In the Add service user page, enter the required details, select Next, and then on the Add service user to groups page, select Add.

5. On the Users page, in the Users dropdown list at the top, select Service users and select the service user.

6. On the user page, go to the Roles tab and select Assign Roles.

7. In the Assign Roles window, select the Platform User role for the service user and select Assign.

Creating a Secret in the Delinea Platform

1. Log in to the Delinea Platform.

2. Navigate to Secret Server > All Secrets. The All secrets page opens.

3. Select Create secret. The Create new secret page opens.

4. In the Choose a secret template box, choose one of the supported secret templates, and then select Create secret.

   You must select the secret template based on the database you are using. The available secret templates in the Delinea Platform can vary based on the version and specific configuration of your system:

   • MySQL Account – Used for managing MySQL and Apache Derby database credentials.
   • Oracle Account – Used for managing Oracle database credentials.
   • SQL Server Account – Used for managing SQL Server database credentials.

      

5. Complete the following fields:

• Secret name: Enter the name you assign to the secret. It’s how you will identify this particular secret within the Delinea Platform. Choose a descriptive name that makes it easy to recognize.

• Server: Enter the IP of your server where the database account is hosted. You’ll need to specify the IP of one of the three servers:

  • MYSQL Server

  • SQL Server

  • Oracle Server

  • Derby Server

• Username: Enter the username used to authenticate. This could be the database administrator username or any user account created for accessing the database.

• Password: Enter the password corresponding to the username above. This password is used to authenticate and connect to the database.

6. Select Create secret.

7. Open the secret's page, go to the Sharing tab, and select Edit.

8. Search for the previously created service account, select the username, and select View under Secret Permissions.

Enabling the Auto Comment

1. In Delinea Platform, go to Secret > Security > Other Security > Require comment and select Yes.

2. In the Mid Server config.xml file, set the following parameter as a string as follows: <parameter name="auto_comment " value="Enter your comment"/>.

If the auto_comment parameter is empty, it will not provide any comment while viewing the secret.