Credentials Library

The DataMiner Credentials Library is a built-in key vault feature that centralizes the management of authentication data used across the system. It provides a single place to define and maintain credentials, streamlining administration, ensuring consistency, and enabling reuse without embedding sensitive data in multiple locations.

The library supports multiple credential types, including SNMPv2 community strings, SNMPv3 configurations, username/password pairs, and token-based credentials.

Configuring credentials in DataMiner Cube

To configure a set of credentials in DataMiner Cube:

1. Go to System Center > System settings > Credentials Library.

2. Click Add credentials at the bottom of the screen.

3. In the General section:

   • Specify a Name for the credentials.

   • Select the appropriate Type:

     • Community credentials

     • Token credentials (available from DataMiner 10.5.0 [CU18]/10.6.0 [CU6]/10.6.9 onwards)

     • SNMPv3 credentials

     • Username and password credentials (available from DataMiner 10.3.11 onwards)

4. In the Credentials section, provide the information required for the selected credentials type.

   The available options adapt automatically based on the chosen type.

   Note

   From DataMiner 10.5.0 [CU18]/10.6.0 [CU6]/10.6.9 onwards, all credential fields have a maximum length of 5120 bytes (5 KB), and the Authentication password field for credentials of type Username and password and Access token field for credentials of type Token can be left empty.

5. In the Groups section, configure access control by adding or removing the relevant groups in the Included in groups box using the ADD >> and << REMOVE buttons.

   Note

   Credentials are only available to users who belong to the included groups.

6. Click Apply to save the credentials.

Once saved, the credentials can be reused across the DataMiner System, ensuring secure, consistent, and access-controlled authentication handling.

Note

• Credentials are synchronized throughout the DMS.
• If a set of credentials is deleted or edited while it is in use by an active element, that element will be restarted automatically.
• For credentials that include a password (e.g., SNMPv3 credentials), the password can be up to 43 characters long. From DataMiner 10.4.0 [CU18]/10.5.0 [CU6]/10.5.9 onwards, credentials of type Username and password allow passwords of any length.
• From DataMiner 10.5.0 [CU18]/10.6.0 [CU6]/10.6.9 onwards, the Credentials Library can contain a maximum of 1000 sets of credentials.