Creating a Custom Password Changer

To create a custom password changer, follow the procedure below.

Before creating the password changer and attempting to change a password through Secret Server, we recommend that you test the command set you are using directly.

  1. From the Admin menu, select Remote Password Changing.

  2. Click Configure Password Changers, then scroll to the bottom of the page and click +New.

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  3. Choose a Base Password Changer with a command set that most closely matches the type of password changer you are creating, as this determines which customizable parameters and test actions are available to you. To create a custom SSH password changer, choose a base password changer with a name that ends in (SSH).

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  4. Give your new password changer a Name and click Save.

  5. Edit the Password Change Commands to contain the command set you need.

    • Use the Delete button to remove a row.
    • Use the Edit button to modify a row.
    • Use the up and down arrows to move a row.
  6. Use the Plus button to save a row.

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  7. Edit the Verify Password Changed Commands to create the command set for checking that the password is valid. These commands are used by heartbeat and after a password change to verify that the change was successful.

  8. When you are finished editing the commands, scroll to the bottom and click Back to return to the overview screen and access test actions for your new password changer. To edit advanced commands and settings, see the instructions below.

Advanced Post Change Commands

To modify advanced post change commands, do the following:

  1. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Advanced Post Change Commands.

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  2. Change the commands as desired in the under Post Successful Change Commands and Post Failure Change Commands.

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Advanced Settings

To modify advanced settings, do the following:

  1. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Advanced Settings.

  2. Change the settings as desired in the under Post Successful Change Commands and Post Failure Change Commands.

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Before attempting to change a password through Secret Server using your new custom password changer, we recommend that you test the command set you are using.

A Note About Commands

Any term in these commands preceded by $ will reference a secret template field. Any term preceded by $[1]$ refers to the Secret template field of a linked Secret. If you need to reference a secret template field, make sure you are using the exact secret template field name.

To use your new password changer, you will need to assign it to a secret template. See Assigning a Password Changer to a Secret Template.