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  1. Home
  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section III. Configuring hosts
  4. Managing credentials for workloads and systems that NetBackup accesses
  5. Add a configuration for an external CMS server
  6. Add a credential for CyberArk
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Add a credential for CyberArk

This type of credential allows you to access an external CMS server.

To add a credential for an external CMS server

  1. On the left, click Credential management.
  2. On the Named credentials tab, click Add.
  3. Select NetBackup and click Start.

    On Add a credential page, provide the following properties:

    • Credential name

    • Tag

    • Description (for example: This credential is used to access the external CMS.)

  4. Click Next.
  5. Select CyberArk as the category.
  6. Provide the credential details for CyberArk server:

    These details are used to authenticate the communication between the NetBackup primary server and the external CMS server:

    • Certificate - Specify the certificate file contents.

    • Private key - Specify the private key file contents.

    • CA Certificate - Specify the CA certificate file contents.

    • Passphrase - Enter the passphrase of the private key file.

    • CRL check level - Select the revocation check level for the external CMS server certificate.

      CHAIN - The revocation status of all the certificates from the certificate chain are validated against the CRL.

      DISABLE - Revocation check is disabled. The revocation status of the certificate is not validated against the CRL during host communication.

      LEAF - The revocation status of the leaf certificate is validated against the CRL.

  7. Click Next.
  8. Add a role that you want to have access to the credential.
    • Click Add.

    • Select the role.

    • Select the credential permissions that you want the role to have.

  9. Click Next and follow the prompts to complete the wizard.

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