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Password changers

Password changers

A password changer can be configured for a custom secret template to periodically change the password of a secret and periodically check the health of a secret.

For each password changer; name, type, changers, verifiers, change mode, verify mode, description, and references are displayed.

FortiPAM offers the following default password changers:

  • Active Directory LDAPS

  • Cisco Enable Secret

  • Cisco User (SSH Secret)

  • Cisco XR Router

  • ESXi Password

  • Open LDAPS

  • Samba

  • SSH Key (FortiProduct)

  • SSH Key (Unix)

  • SSH Password (FortiProduct)

  • SSH Password (Unix)

Default password changers cannot be edited.

Custom password changers are clones of their default counterparts and are editable.

The Password Changers tab in Secret Settings contains the following options:

Create

Select to create a new password changer. See Creating a password changer.

Edit

Select to edit the selected password changer.

Delete

Select to delete the selected password changers.

Clone

Select to clone the selected password changer.

Search

Enter a search term in the search field, then hit Enter to search the password changers list. To narrow down your search, see Column filter.

Password changers

A password changer can be configured for a custom secret template to periodically change the password of a secret and periodically check the health of a secret.

For each password changer; name, type, changers, verifiers, change mode, verify mode, description, and references are displayed.

FortiPAM offers the following default password changers:

  • Active Directory LDAPS

  • Cisco Enable Secret

  • Cisco User (SSH Secret)

  • Cisco XR Router

  • ESXi Password

  • Open LDAPS

  • Samba

  • SSH Key (FortiProduct)

  • SSH Key (Unix)

  • SSH Password (FortiProduct)

  • SSH Password (Unix)

Default password changers cannot be edited.

Custom password changers are clones of their default counterparts and are editable.

The Password Changers tab in Secret Settings contains the following options:

Create

Select to create a new password changer. See Creating a password changer.

Edit

Select to edit the selected password changer.

Delete

Select to delete the selected password changers.

Clone

Select to clone the selected password changer.

Search

Enter a search term in the search field, then hit Enter to search the password changers list. To narrow down your search, see Column filter.