To learn how to approve or deny a request, visit Approve temporary access to an entry in Remote Desktop Manager.
The Temporary access feature allows users to request a temporary elevation of their permissions for a specific entry. Approvers can grant temporary access without request from a user and even if the user already has access.
The first step is to ensure that the vault, folder, or entry allows for temporary access.
- Go to the Vault settings or the properties of an entry or folder.
- Navigate to the Security Settings section on the left of the window.
- Under Temporary access, select a Mode which enable temporary access in the drop-down menu.
- Select who can authorize temporary access requests for this entry under the Authorizers drop-down menu.
- Click Update to save and close the window.
An approver can configure a credential entry with temporary access, giving users the ability to view and copy passwords. To do so, open the credential entry and go to Properties – Security – Permissions – General and set View password to Never.
Grant temporary access
- In the Navigation pane of Remote Desktop Manager, select the entry you want to grant access to.
- Click Grant temporary access in the ribbon.
- Choose User and Duration in the Grant temporary access window.
- Give view/execute rights or specify permission sets.
- Entry's dependencies, such as credentials and linked VPNs, are listed on the left menu.
- Click on Set custom time frame if you need to grant access for a specific period of time and write a short Message to the user explaining why you grant access.
- Click Grant access to close the window.
The temporary access has been granted.
The first step is to ensure that the vault, folder, or entry allows for temporary access.
- Go to the Vault settings or the properties of an entry or folder.
- Navigate to the Security Settings section on the left of the window.
- Under Temporary access, select a Mode which enable temporary access in the drop-down menu.
- Select who can authorize temporary access requests for this entry under the Authorizers drop-down menu.
- Click Update to save and close the window.
An approver can configure a credential entry with temporary access, giving users the ability to view and copy passwords. To do so, open the credential entry and go to Properties – Security – Permissions – General and set View password to Never.
Grant temporary access
- In the Navigation pane of Remote Desktop Manager, select the entry you want to grant access to.
- Click Grant temporary access in the ribbon.
- Choose User and Access duration in the Grant temporary access window.
- Give view/execute rights or specify permission sets.
- Entry's dependencies, such as credentials and linked VPNs, are listed on the left menu.
- Click on Set custom time frame if you need to grant access for a specific period of time and write a short Message to the user explaining why you grant access.
- Click Ok to close the window. The temporary access has been granted.