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title: Credential Management for Authenticated Scans
slug: kronpam-how-to-guides/credential-management-for-authenticated-scans
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createdAt: 2025-10-14T15:26:37.274Z
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**Tenable Security Center** requires stored credentials to perform authenticated (credentialed) scans on target systems such as servers, network devices, and databases.

For integration with **Kron PAM**, the relevant privileged account credentials must be managed within the **Kron PAM Passwrod Vault,** and corresponding credential entries must be configured in **Tenable Security Center**. This allows TSC to retrieve valid credentials dynamically for each scan target, ensuring secure and uninterrupted authentication during scanning operations.

| **Target Device Type** | **Credential Type**                                                |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Unix/Linux Device      | SSH Password or SSH Key                                            |
| Windows                | Windows Password                                                   |
| Databases              | Database Password (E.g.: Oracle DB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server) |

![Tenable Security Center - Credentials Menu](https://app.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/IE8SQsFYwayPbIj3TKmVi-20251014-153346.png "Tenable Security Center - Credentials Menu")