Uploading secrets using the secret upload template

On the Secret List page, the uploading secrets feature provides a convenient and faster way to import multiple secrets to FortiPAM at once. You first download the secret upload file template from FortiPAM, input secret-related information such as Secret Template, Target Address, Account Name, and Account Password into the file, and then import the file to FortiPAM. All the secrets in the file are added to FortiPAM automatically.

To upload secrets using the secret upload template:

1. Go to Secrets > Secret List and select Upload.

   The Upload Secret dialog opens.

   

2. Select Upload Template to download the secret upload template.

   The Download Template dialog opens.

   

3. In Password, enter a password to encrypt the secret upload template excel file.

   The secret upload template is downloaded on your computer. The file is named fpam_secret.

4. Open the secret upload template (fpam_secret.xlsm), enter the password that was used to encrypt the file in step 3, and click OK.

   You can now access the secret upload template.

   The secret upload template currently includes the following features:

   • Checks template completion when you quit; a warning appears if the template is incomplete.

   • Highlights fields that need to be filled in.

   • Checks the target address syntax. Currently supports IPv4 addresses and FQDN only.

5. Upon opening the fpam_secret file for the first time, enable editing and content for Macros.
6. From the Secret Template column, select a supported template.

   All the default secret templates are supported.

   You can create custom secret templates in the secret upload template file by selecting Customized from the Secret Template column.

7. Fill in the fields highlighted in yellow.

   The fields highlighted in red cannot be edited.

8. Save the file as .xlsm(Excel workbook) or a .csv(Comma delimited) file on your computer.
9. In the Upload Secret dialog, select Upload, locate the secret upload template file and click Open.
10. In Password, enter the password set in step 3 to decrypt the secret upload template, and click Next.

    Once the secret upload template file is successfully uploaded, All secrets in the file have been uploaded message displays.

    

11. Click Close.
12. To refresh the secret list, select Reload Now from the message that appears on the bottom-right.

    

Any failed rows will be displayed in Upload Secret, and detailed information can be downloaded by clicking Download.