Configuration Best Practices

Getting Started

Overview

This document was written after helping many customers successfully deploy Secret Server in their organizations. It covers the issues that most customers tackle as they consider which data to store, who needs access, what permissions to apply, and how to organize all their sensitive data. This document is not meant to cover everything

Think of Secret Server as a platform for your organization to store all of its passwords and sensitive data. This means that it can be configured to work in many different ways depending on your industry, compliance requirements, and ultimate end goals. The trick is to know your objectives and then match the capabilities and best practices to your situation.