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# Application-to-application password management

**Application-to-application password management** (AAPM) refers to securely storing and retrieving passwords used by applications, scripts, or services without human intervention. Instead of embedding static credentials in code, this approach centralizes credentials in a secure [vault](https://docs.devolutions.net/pam/concepts/vaults/) and enables automatic, [just-in-time access](https://docs.devolutions.net/pam/concepts/jit-elevation/).

Devolutions Server with the privileged access management (PAM) module, when integrated with Remote Desktop Manager, facilitates application-to-application password handling. It allows credentials to be injected into sessions or retrieved by scripts without exposing them to end users. This reduces the attack surface and simplifies credential rotation and auditing.

For example, an automated script needing SQL Server access can dynamically request the credentials from the vault at runtime, ensuring both security and flexibility. This practice helps secure sensitive operations and supports [compliance](https://docs.devolutions.net/pam/concepts/compliance-reporting/) by enforcing access control and logging all password usage.

#### Application-to-application password management aliases

* AAPM
* app-to-app password management
* app2app password management

#### Related topics

* [Password rotation](https://docs.devolutions.net/pam/concepts/password-rotation/)
* [External PAM integrations](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/concepts/advanced-concepts/external-pam-integrations/)
* [Scripts](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/concepts/advanced-concepts/scripts/)

#### See also

* [Devolutions Academy – Determine how users interact with PAM credentials](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/page/2606486-determine-how-users-interact-with-pam-credentials?sid=ee58a945-56d8-4117-b33d-bd3164d2db6d\&sid_i=0)
* [Devolutions Academy – Store and secure PAM credentials in PAM vaults](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/page/2606502-store-and-secure-pam-credentials-in-pam-vaults?curriculum_activity_id=3971927\&path_id=2354099\&sid=e172e6f0-bb23-40d6-a02a-8cf3caf68cd9\&sid_i=14)


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