Delinea Platform Configuration

Depending on the credential type that you are validating make sure you are using the appropriate secret template as per the table bellow:

Credential Type Template Name Template Type Note
Active Directory Account Active Directory Account Built-in Used for domain authentication.
JDBC JDBC Credential Built-in Used for database connections.
SNMPv3* SNMPv3 Custom

Requires custom template with SLUGs.
SSH Unix Account (SSH) Built-in Default SSH password-based login template.
SSH PrivateKey SSH Key Built-in May appear separately or within Unix Account.
Windows Windows Account Built-in Available by default in most configurations.
JMS* JMS Credential Custom For Java Messaging Service access.
SNMP Community* SNMP Credential Custom Must create custom template manually.
VMware* VMware ESX/ESXi Custom Credentials used to authenticate and manage VMware's virtualization software running on physical servers
Kubernetes Credentials * Kubernetes Credentials Custom Used to authenticate and manage access to Kubernetes clusters, typically using tokens.
Azure Service Principal Servicenow * Azure Service Principal Servicenow Custom Used to authenticate with Azure services via a Service Principal, often for integrations like ServiceNow automation.

*Creating Custom Templates

* For Azure Service Principal Servicenow, you must create a custom template with the following fields and SLUG mappings:

Field Slug Type
Tenant ID tenant-id Text
Client ID client-id Text
Secret key secret-key Password
Auth Method auth-method Text

* For JMS and VMware, you must create a custom template with the following fields and SLUG mappings:

Field Slug Type
Username username Text
Password password Password

* For SNMP Community, you must create a custom template with the following fields and SLUG mappings:

Field Slug Type
Username username Text
Password password Password

* For Kubernetes Credentials (sn_itom_pattern_kubernetes), you must create a custom template with the following fields and SLUG mappings:

Field Slug Type
username username Text
password password Password
bearer token bearer-token Text

*For SNMP V3, you must create a custom template with the following fields and SLUG mappings:

Field Slug
Username Username
Authentication protocol authentication-protocol
Authentication Key authentication-key
Privacy protocol privacy-protocol
Privacy key privacy-key

Delinea includes both default templates (e.g., Windows, MySQL, SSH) and custom templates for specialized use cases). To learn more about secret templates, go here Built-in Secret Templates.

Once created, the template will appear in the Choose Secret Template dropdown during secret creation.

For full instructions on how to create or edit secret templates, refer to Creating or Editing Secret Templates.

Create a Service User in the Delinea Platform

To create a service account in Delinea Platform, do the following:

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

  2. Navigate to Access > Users.

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

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

  5. Go to the Roles tab. Select Assign Roles. The Assign Roles page opens.

  6. Select the Platform User role name. Select Assign.

Create a Secret in Delinea Platform

  1. Log in to the Delinea Platform.

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

  3. Select the Create secret button. 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.

  5. Once the secret is created, go to the Sharing tab of the created Secret, select Edit > Add, and select the previously created service account.