Setting Comment Requirements

When a Secret in Secret Server requires a comment for checkout, you can supply that comment via the Enter Comment pop-up. Once you enter and submit the comment, WPF will populate the fields and give you access.

There are two levels of support for access to Secrets:

  • If you only need to provide a comment, the pop-up shows the comment field and Submit button.

  • If the Secret requires checkout, the pop-up shows the comment filed and Checkout button.

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Secret Server versions above 11.1.000004 support this feature. If you use it on version 11.1.000004 or earlier, you will see the following message:
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Requiring Comments When Enabling the 'Hide Secret Server Version Number' Setting

To add a comment to any secret, Web Password Filler requires the actual Secret Server version number. However, when you enable the 'Hide Secret Server Version Number' setting, the API calls will not return information about the Secret Server version.

In this case, you will see a pop-up informing you that you cannot add a comment remotely because you have enabled 'Hide Secret Server Version Number'.

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