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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section II. Managing security
  4. Managing role-based access control
  5. Role permissions
  6. Credentials
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Credentials

Credential permissions allow a user to view and manage the credentials that are used for the following workloads: Microsoft SQL Server and external Key Management Services (KMS).

When user creates a credential, that user is given full permissions on that credential.

Table: RBAC permissions for credentials

Operation

Description

Additional required operations

View

View a credential in credential management.

Note: If you select Apply permissions to new and existing credentials when you create a role, the role has permissions to view all credentials.

Create

Add a credential to credential management.

View

Update

Update the details of a credential.

View

Delete

Delete a credential from credential management.

View

Manage access

See Manage access.

View

Assign credentials

Allows a credential to be assigned to an asset. This permission is needed on the credential.

On the credential the following permission is also needed:

View

 

On the asset the following permissions are needed:

View

Update

 

To validate credentials, the following permission is needed:

Validate credentials

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