Approving a secret request
When an approver from the approval profile set in Creating an approval profile logs in to FortiPAM, the approver sees a notification that requires action.
The request that was made in Sending a request to access a secret appears in the Approval List tab in Action is required.
To approve a secret request:
- From the notifications icon, select the pending approval request message to open the Approval List tab. Alternatively, go to Secrets > Approval List.
- Select the secret request, and then select Edit.
The Approving secret request window opens.
To override the requested duration:
In Start time and End time, select the Calendar icon and select a new date and time range to override the requested duration. Alternatively, enter a new date and time range.
- In the Approval Status pane, select Approve to approve the request.
- Optionally, enter comments related to the secret approval request.
Approver comments are visible to the requester.
- Click Save.
Once approved, the Approval Status is updated. In this example, the request now moves to the next tier as configured in Creating an approval profile.
The requester can see the status of the secret approval request in the Tier Approval Progress column in Secrets > My Request List.
Once the request successfully passes through all the approval tiers (in this example the two approval tiers), the requester can now launch the secret.