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What problem does it solve?

Centralizes privileged credential management and automates password rotation to eliminate insecure spreadsheets, reduce risk from shared service accounts, and provide auditable session recording for compliance and incident response.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Vault Deployment & Configuration: Guidance for installing Delinea Secret Server on-premises or using the cloud offering, configuring IIS/SQL, SSL/TLS, and application pools.
• Discovery & Onboarding: Automated Active Directory and local account discovery to find and import privileged accounts into structured vault folders and templates.
• Automation & Rotation: Remote Password Changing (RPC) configuration, heartbeat checks, scheduled automated password rotation, and rollback-safe automation using PowerShell and the REST API.
• Session Management & Monitoring: Session recording, keystroke capture, dual-control approval workflows, SIEM/syslog integration, and compliance reporting for SOX/PCI/HIPAA audits.
• Use Case: Migrate hundreds of shared admin credentials into a managed vault, enable automated rotation and session launchers, and connect events to SIEM for continuous auditing.

Quick Start

Deploy Delinea Secret Server with an SQL Server backend, configure AD discovery and vault folders, enable remote password changing and session recording, and validate rotation using the included PowerShell/REST automation.