Reference Guide
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Secrets
Password Vault

Web Application Password Management

2min

Kron PAM can change web application passwords and uses the Selenium extension for web browsers to create a template for the applications. To change the web applications passwords, the password change template should be saved once and the related Vault configuration should be created in the Password Vault.

  1. Install the Selenium IDE plugin for Chrome or Firefox browsers.
  2. Start the Selenium IDE plugin and start recording a new project.
  3. Log in to the web application and change the password of the account.
  4. Save the project as a side file.
Recording Password Change Template with Selenium IDE

  1. Edit side file with a text editor application. Change old passwords with ${oldPassword}, change new passwords with ${newPassword} variables, and save the file.
  2. Log in to the Kron PAM Web UI.
  3. Navigate to Secrets > Vault Configuration tab.
  4. Create a new configuration: select Web App as Strategy, and enter the configuration name and description.
  5. Select the Properties.
  6. Create a new property with the key change.password.template.side.file. Copy the side template as the property value.
  7. Save.
Vault Configuration for Web Application